When an activist evangelical group confronted students at DePauw University last week, screaming that they were “whores” and “sinners,” it didn’t take long for tensions to escalate. What happened that afternoon illustrates the challenges campuses face in balancing free speech and campus safety at a time of heightened cultural and racial tensions.
Janeya D. Cunningham, a first-year student interested in political science, was studying in her dormitory on Wednesday when her roommate told her to come outside. Snapchat videos from Ms. Cunningham’s friends already at the scene showed a gathering crowd of students as members of the activist group, known as Campus Ministry USA, screamed taunts. The videos soon appeared on BuzzFeed.
Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.