Is it too woke for universities to call for an end to the evil of Russia’s war in Ukraine where hundreds of innocent civilians have been killed by a despot’s army?
How about taking a stand against the evil of a defacto war of terror against Asian Americans in the U.S.?
Is the ivory tower even allowed feelings? Maybe after rigorous debate, of course. You might say you can teach about war and autocracies, and even racist violence and hate. A little education never hurt. A professor may even be an activist outside the classroom.
But should the desire to be a compassionate institution be in a school’s mission and vision statement?
UMass-Boston is dealing with such a document now that contains phrases like this:
Emil Guillermo
