April 18, 2024

Cornell rejects student group’s push to add ‘trigger warnings’ before class discussions: ‘Academic freedom’

Cornell University rejected a Student Assembly resolution to preface sensitive class discussions with “trigger warnings.”  The group urged university officials to require faculty to warn students ahead of discussing certain “graphic traumatic” content that could trigger onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in some. “We cannot accept this resolution, as the actions it recommends […]

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