# In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Jonathan Haidt argues that expanded definitions of bullying, trauma and prejudice contribute to a culture of censorship

1 Faculty News April 10, 2016 ![Guardian logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030939.jpg?itok=g7FgVwid)>

Excerpt from [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/10/students-censorship-safe-places-platforming-free-speech) -- "This polarised image of vulnerable victims needing protection from vilified perpetrators is hardly a promising basis for a mature and respectful exchange of views on campus. It shuts down free speech and the marketplace of ideas."

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