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  1. > professors have taught, especially the better students, that all questions are complex, all ideologies suspect, and all larger passions fanatical; the ear of being naive prevents many young people from feeling confidence in any action or reaction. (Some of these same adults then criticize the students for apathy!)

    From #TowardLiberalEducation 1962 edition.. It's great to find on-line versions of classic essays...
    #CollegeProfessors #Universities #GeneralEducation
    edit: OCR error? l -> fear

  2. #Nebraska senators seek to eliminate tenure for #collegeprofessors

    “Higher education lacks a serious degree of accountability” because of #tenure, which protects #professors, after proving their competence, from being fired for disagreements with administrators or for controversial scholarly opinions, according to the senator who introduced the bill.

    #NEleg
    nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/01/0