Hi everyone – Apologies for the lengthy delay between posts – we’ve definitely had a busy early Fall! Here’s something that may be of interest as we enter into another semester. The recent “red hat” incident at MRU, tied to the US election, called to mind for me an article I read a few weeks back in the Atlantic entitled “The Coddling of the American Mind.” In this article, the authors critique current emphases on trigger warnings, microaggressions and safe spaces in post-secondary education, arguing that they “prepare (students) poorly for professional life, which often demands intellectual engagement with people and ideas one might find uncongenial or wrong.” I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on this. And if anyone has a paper/reference that presents another perspective on this matter, please feel free to share. Thanks!