How the essential democratic values of diversity and free
expression can coexist on campus. Safe spaces, trigger warnings,
microaggressions, the disinvitation of speakers, demands to rename
campus landmarks-debate over these issues began in lecture halls
and on college quads but ended up on op-ed pages in the New York
Times and the Wall Street Journal, on cable news, and on social
media. Some of these critiques had merit, but others took a series
of cheap shots at "crybullies" who needed to be coddled and
protected from the real world. Few questioned the assumption that
colleges must choose between free expression and diversity. In Safe
Spaces, Brave Spaces, John Palfrey argues that the essential
democratic values of diversity and free expression can, and should,
coexist on campus. Palfrey, currently Head of School at Phillips
Academy, Andover, and formerly Professor and Vice Dean at Harvard
Law School, writes that free expression and diversity are more
compatible than opposed. Free expression can serve everyone-even if
it has at times been dominated by white, male, Christian,
heterosexual, able-bodied citizens. Diversity is about
self-expression, learning from one another, and working together
across differences; it can encompass academic freedom without
condoning hate speech. Palfrey proposes an innovative way to
support both diversity and free expression on campus: creating safe
spaces and brave spaces. In safe spaces, students can explore ideas
and express themselves with without feeling marginalized. In brave
spaces-classrooms, lecture halls, public forums-the search for
knowledge is paramount, even if some discussions may make certain
students uncomfortable. The strength of our democracy, says
Palfrey, depends on a commitment to upholding both diversity and
free expression, especially when it is hardest to do so.
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