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Peter Boghossian resigns from Portland State University, says students 'are not being taught to think' | Blaze Media
After more than a decade teaching at Portland State University, Peter Boghossian has resigned and publicly shared his resignation letter which heavily criticizes the institution.Boghossian, who noted that he is resigning as assistant professor of philosophy, said that students at the school are...
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After more than a decade teaching at Portland State University, Peter Boghossian has resigned and publicly shared his resignation letter which heavily criticizes the institution.
Boghossian, who noted that he is resigning as assistant professor of philosophy, said that students at the school are not getting "taught to think" and that faculty and administrators are pushing intolerance of divergent viewpoints.
Here's an excerpt from his letter:
I never once believed — nor do I now — that the purpose of instruction was to lead my students to a particular conclusion. Rather, I sought to create the conditions for rigorous thought; to help them gain the tools to hunt and furrow for their own conclusions. This is why I became a teacher and why I love teaching.
But brick by brick, the university has made this kind of intellectual exploration impossible. It has transformed a bastion of free inquiry into a Social Justice factory whose only inputs were race, gender, and victimhood and whose only outputs were grievance and division.
Students at Portland State are not being taught to think. Rather, they are being trained to mimic the moral certainty of ideologues. Faculty and administrators have abdicated the university's truth-seeking mission and instead drive intolerance of divergent beliefs and opinions. This has created a culture of offense where students are now afraid to speak openly and honestly.
It's a wonder he is still alive.