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If its disclosed. i dont think because someone has political views they cant be a professor. >> bill: even if they are working, actively working as a vice chair of the democratic party in the county that the school is in? come on. >> no. like adjunct professor. >> bill: then you have to balance. and there wasnt any balance. >> thats fair. there should be balance. >> bill: well there isnt. how do you see, this kate? >> i think the problem is more institutional wide in our colleges and universe un...

Universities in that this sort of liberal activism in the classroom is sort of protected by the university structure. its protected by these absurd campus speech codes and diversity policies where you cant say anything that would slightly offend somebody which is ironic given what happened to this ryan who was deeply offended. but photographers can do or say whatever they want. but if students step outside the leftist orthodoxy even slightly, they are subject to these sensitivity training classe...

Universities in that this sort of liberal activism in the classroom is sort of protected by the university structure. its protected by these absurd campus speech codes and diversity policies where you cant say anything that would slightly offend somebody which is ironic given what happened to this ryan who was deeply offended. but photographers can do or say whatever they want. but if students step outside the leftist orthodoxy even slightly, they are subject to these sensitivity training classe...

In incredibly broad terms that would make every faculty and student guilty of harassment. >> explain how the policy changed? >> previously when explaining what harassment was unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. they included verbal conduct. this has been the introduction of what harassment is and described it as discriminatory of persistent severe behavior. >> paul: they have thrown that out? >> now its just unwelcome conduct or unwelcome speech of a sexual nature. >> paul: you this i that cre...

Terms, by plain language make practically every student and faculty member guilty of harassment. >> how does the new language differ from the old language? >> well, previously the department of education had -- when explain wlag harassment was, referred to it as unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, verbal conduct known as speech. now this had always been sort of the introduction to what harassment is and went on to describe it as a discriminatory pattern of persistent and severe behavior and --...

Differently. >> bill: and you say? >> in a lot of ways i agree with kristen, liberals are less use to defending themselves. they get a pass when it comes to college universities. if you disagree with the liberal orthodoxy you get slapped with violating the campus speech codes. they dont have to defend their liberal orthodoxy, frankly they are not able to. i do think liberalism is much harder to defend. when somebody does attack them they pull out the name calling and when that doesnt work they t...

>> bill: and you say? >> in a lot of ways i agree with kristen, liberals are less use to defending themselves. they get a pass when it comes to college universities. if you disagree with the liberal orthodoxy you get slapped with violating the campus speech codes. they dont have to defend their liberal orthodoxy, frankly they are not able to. i do think liberalism is much harder to defend. when somebody does attack them they pull out the name calling and when that doesnt work they try to shut do...