IQ2 Conversation: A New University Offers "Forbidden" Courses
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audio
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Debate
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Publication Date |
Jan 07, 2022
Episode Duration |
01:07:32
They say that colleges have become too censorious. That our most prestigious institutions have abandoned their mission of fostering critical minds and sparking thoughtful dissent. And that a generation of American students is missing out. So, this group of scholars and activists are founding something new: a university – they say – dedicated primarily to free speech. The University of Austin will get its start with a series of noncredit "Forbidden Courses." In this Intelligence Squared conversation, John Donovan sits down with the university's inaugural president Pano Kanelos and co-founder Niall Ferguson to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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