Dr. David B. Porter - Former Prof. of Psychology, Berea College (Case Pending)

"Whither the Looniversity?" - A Podcast on the Miserable State of the American University

After a colleague's reputation was unfairly attacked by a Title IX complaint, Dave Porter, then a professor of psychology at Berea College, began talking to students about the value of academic freedom and whether it is in tension with the right to learn in non-hostile environments. His inquiry set off a chain of events that led to Berea's dismissal of Prof. Porter. He joins me to explain the sequence of events in that affair, and he provides an update on the state of his lawsuit against Berea College. Further, we discuss the publication of his new study (published at PeerlessReview.org) entitled "How Hostile Environment Perceptions Imperil Academic Freedom: The Effects of Identity and Beliefs on Perceptions and Judgments."