Jonathan Zimmerman is a professor of education and history at the University of Pennsylvania and a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A former Peace Corps volunteer and public-school social studies teacher, he holds a doctorate in history from Johns Hopkins University. He taught at New York University for 20 years before joining Penn. His books examine education, curriculum disputes and campus politics, including The Amateur Hour and Free Speech and Why You Should Give a Damn.
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Role at the time: University of Pennsylvania education professor and Inquirer columnist
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Statement summary
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.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Zimmerman distinguishes criticism from cancellation at ColumbiaSigned column; cancellation analysis and closing disclosure
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He criticizes the cancellation as an attempt to punish rather than debate.
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.
