A few words about our quite different roles well, nathan and i have the same role. Hes trying to steal the 20th century from me and doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles in backstory. 9 were going to talk about that a little bit. And then we are going to open it up to your questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes at backstory. In fact, were rarely in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he looked like, for instance, even though i talk to him every week. So introducing myself, im a professor at the university of virginia, i cohost backstory and i direct the National Fellowship program at the jefferson scholars foundation. My cohost Nathan Connolly, of course, is known to most of you as an outstanding scholar. He is the Herbert Herbert baxter adams chair of history at the Johns Hopkins university. He is the author of a world more concrete real estate and the remaking of jim crows sout
And then were each going to say a few words about our quite different roles well, nathan and i have the same role. Hes trying to steal the 20th century from me and doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles and backstory. We are going to talk about that a little bit. And then we are going to open it up to your questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes at backstory. In fact, were rarely in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he looked like, for instance, even though i talk to him every week. So introducing myself, im a professor at the university of virginia, i cohost backstory and i direct the National Fellowship program at the jefferson scholars foundation. My cohost nathan connelly, of course, is known to most of you as an outstanding scholar. He is the Herbert Herbert baxter adams chair of history at the Johns Hopkins university. He is the author of a world more concrete, real estate
City. Good morning, doctor. Ainsley dont call me that. Steve good morning, birthday boy. Ainsley yes, birthday boy. We are glad you were born. Brian i heard. Ainsley stay within yourself today. Brian right. Steve we will stay within this couch the entire time. Welcome to fox friends. A busy, busy day, look at these images, catastrophic tornadoes ripped through Rural Oklahoma as you can see overnight as you can see in the distance thunder and lightning. [wind blowing] steve man, millions of americans are still at risk for Severe Weather at this hour and today. Janice is tracking the maps with what you need to know to start your tuesday. Brian we will get to her in a second. Antiisrael protesters burn the u. S. Flag and clash with police while marching towards the starstudded met galas red carpet. Ainsley this terrifying video. The man who pulled out a gun on pastor midsermon. Thankfully now arrested. The pastor is thanking god for saving his life after that gun jammed. And is joining us
Bruce klinger discussing north koreas missile test and nuclear threat. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Now i look at freedom of speech on College Campuses with a group of professors and offers. This from a two Day Conference called finding meaning in america. Good afternoon and welcome back to our conference on a worthy life finding meaning in america. We have a very distinguished group of panelists to adjust the question. I want to begin with a personal testimony of my own and an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies, that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of viewpoint diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people as bigots or haters or what have you. Those pathologies are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the academ
Gratitude. E will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Ompromising of compromising of academic education. The lack of Viewpoint Diversity. The phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people haters. T bigots or those pathologies are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the academy across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that they present an urgent problem and truly a stanford ovost of university recently in a public letter called that threat the threat from within the you university within the university. Saying no threat to Higher Education come interesting outside the universities is the equal of the threat inside the universities stemming from a certain kind of ill liberalism. A lack of Viewpoint Diversity among faculty and students. A tendency to group think and unwillingness to question established orthodoxies or permit discussions of key issues to