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Voting Is Good, but Higher Ed Must Do More

November 01, 2018

Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University (CT), writes: In a year when inducements to political violence have become normalized at the highest level, colleges and universities must do more than just encourage our students to vote. Free expression, free inquiry and fact-based discussion are essential to higher education, and we must protect them. Diversity and inclusion are core commitments, and so we must oppose those people who cultivate hatred against immigrants or trade in racist stereotypes. 

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