Say What?

Colleges and universities are supposed to be dedicated to the generation and dissemination of knowledge. They can’t accomplish that mission without academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas. Lately, however, there has been growing resistance to the idea of free speech on campus, often for very good reasons: the desire for diversity and inclusion of underrepresented or oppressed groups. How do we balance these sometimes-conflicting values? Well, we can begin by talking about them, and that’s just what Stewart did with students, faculty and administrators from Appalachian State University at ASU’s annual event, “Say What?”