Campus Controversy Discussion. Literature & Language Coursework

Campus Controversy Discussion



Let's delve into a few specific campus controversies and discuss how the institutions handled them.



Question 1: Should controversial speakers be allowed on campus? Links below pertain to this question.



http://www(dot)theplainsman(dot)com/article/2017/04/citing-safety-concerns-university-cancels-richard-spencer-event



http://www(dot)theplainsman(dot)com/article/2017/04/spencer-seeks-court-injunction-to-ok



https://www(dot)texastribune(dot)org/2017/08/13/white-nationalist-rally-counter-protest-planned-texas-m-sept-11/



https://today(dot)tamu(dot)edu/2017/08/14/texas-am-cancels-911-event-reservation/



https://www(dot)thelantern(dot)com/2017/10/ohio-state-sued-after-denying-white-supremacist-richard-spencer-space-to-speak/



https://www(dot)cbsnews(dot)com/news/richard-spencer-msu-hundreds-protest-white-nationalist-event-2018-03-05/



Question 2: Should universities remove controversial monuments or memorials? Links below pertain to this question.



https://president(dot)utexas(dot)edu/messages/confederate-statues-on-campus



https://www(dot)texastribune(dot)org/2017/08/20/ut-austin-removing-confederate-statues-middle-night/



http://abc13(dot)com/education/university-of-houston-renaming-calhoun-lofts/2331019/



https://s3(dot)amazonaws(dot)com/snwceomedia/dth/7fbe2bb3-7803-48e5-8051-c17dd79a3e8d.original.pdf



http://www(dot)newsobserver(dot)com/news/local/education/article207172414.html



After reviewing the media coverage and various ideas on these two all-to-common campus controversies, explain your positions on the 2 central questions:



1. should controversial speakers be allowed on campus? why or why not?



2. should universities remove controversial monuments or memorials? why or why not? **I want the position to say “NO” universities should NOT remove monuments or memorials.



In explaining your developing positions, be sure to account for which issues must take precedence in these debates, and why. Which idea or value or responsibility must be primary and shape how these controversies are handled?



***A whole page is not needed as long as all topics and questions are covered.