Thu, 15 Oct
|https://youtu.be/WKi-kA8aEPo
The Death of Ideas: How universities are failing future generations
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Time & Location
15 Oct 2020, 19:00 – 20:30
https://youtu.be/WKi-kA8aEPo
About the Event
Historically, universities are bastions of academia. They are melting pots where ideas battle for supremacy. With the rise of cancel-culture and no-platforming, are we creating a generation unwilling to face uncomfortable truths?
The apparent shallow discourse that is present in society is now seeping into the political sphere. A recent report by Policy Exchange UK expressed concern that “Britain’s universities are being stifled by a politically-homogeneous culture.”
How do universities sustain an earnest academic environment and what are the consequences of not doing so?