Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

How do colleges teach students to engage in opposing views while keeping them safe?

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to speak at Georgetown University today. His topic, somewhat ironically, is free speech on college campuses. Recently there have been violent protests against controversial speakers on campus, sometimes leading to cancelled invitations. In the age of “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces,” critics say colleges are going too far […]

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to speak at Georgetown University today. His topic, somewhat ironically, is free speech on college campuses. Recently there have been violent protests against controversial speakers on campus, sometimes leading to cancelled invitations. In the age of “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces,” critics say colleges are going too far to protect their students from uncomfortable ideas. So how do colleges teach students to engage in opposing views while also keeping them safe?  

Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    5 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    11 hours ago
    19:00
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    13 hours ago
    6:55
  • Marketplace Tech
    18 hours ago
    8:33
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45