It's an English Enlightenment value, so perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised that this is coming from an English university:
Cambridge University students are to get free speech training, as part of a new project aimed at countering “cancel culture” on campus.
The sessions – which are aimed at educating undergraduates about the importance of tolerating views they disagree with – will be rolled out at universities across the country if successful.
It comes amid warnings from the university watchdog that free speech is at risk of being stifled on campuses after a record number of speakers and events were rejected last year.
And there have been a string of high-profile incidents where university chiefs have censured or no-platformed speakers following intense pressure from students who deemed their views “offensive”.
I'm disappointed that it isn't coming from an American university.
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