Colleges have a responsibility to keep their communities safe, and technology has an important role in doing that. But safety becomes something different when surveillance begins to influence what students and faculty feel comfortable saying. A healthy campus does not require agreement; it requires the freedom to question, challenge, listen, and disagree respectfully. The best universities use technology to protect people without creating an environment where people are afraid to express ideas.
Read MoreWhen respectful dissent gets you ejected from a commencement, it’s clear we’ve mistaken disagreement for disrespect. True leadership isn’t about insulation from critique—it’s about the courage to hear it. In a time when fragility is masquerading as strength, we need leaders who value dialogue over deference. Democracy depends on disagreement expressed with integrity—and leaders brave enough to listen.
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