Zimmerman distinguishes criticism of the essay from canceling the forum
Jonathan ZimmermanUniversity of Pennsylvania education professor and Inquirer columnist
Zimmerman distinguishes criticizing the Sundial essay from canceling a forum over it. He argues that CODA's decision undermined its commitment to open discussion. He also discloses an invitation to a rescheduled November forum; he does not give its precise date or say it has occurred.
“which seeks to censor and punish rather than to engage and persuade.”
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Columbia's CODA cancels a press-freedom panel after Sundial's Cornell 7 essay; critics object
Columbia Open Discourse Alliance canceled a press-freedom panel after the Sundial published its Cornell 7 essay. CODA cited survivors' participation and safety. Critics challenged the cancellation; faculty advisers gave qualified assessments of that decision.
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Zimmerman criticizes CODA's cancellation and discloses that he was invited to a planned November forum.
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He supports readers' right to criticize the essay before drawing this distinction.
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He compares campus censorship with government pressure and calls for consistent free-speech standards.
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He criticizes the cancellation as an attempt to punish rather than debate.
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