Defending democracy, defending the university (opinion)
Briefly

"In the colonial era and shortly after independence, colleges aimed at training clergy, but over time they saw their role as providing the country with an educated citizenry."
"Educational institutions eventually recognized that white supremacy, patriarchy and the parochialisms that went with them obstructed learning because they prohibited certain subjects from investigation and excluded certain people from participating in research and teaching."
"Academic freedom also allowed universities to create teaching environments free of official censorship or the soft despotism of pandering to commercial popularity."
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