Posted on 05/13/2026 3:16:04 PM PDT by Libloather
Whiny New York University students are in an uproar after renowned social psychologist and bestselling author Jonathan Haidt — who has argued that Gen-Zers are coddled and anxious — will deliver their commencement speech.
Haidt, a psychologist at NYU’s Stern School of Business, was chosen by the school to deliver the 2026 graduation address at Yankee Stadium on Thursday — with administrators hailing him as one of the “most consequential scholars of the 21st century.”
But an ultra-woke group of student government leaders quickly tried to derail his address, arguing in a lengthy and nonsensical statement that NYU’s selection proves the youngsters are completely “misunderstood” and that Haidt doesn’t “accurately reflect the values and diversity of its graduates.”
The Student Government Assembly’s executive committee, which is made up of just a handful of students, claimed the commencement speaker should mirror the “ambition and diversity” of graduates — offering up Taylor Swift as an example.
“In past years, NYU has set a gold standard, welcoming prestigious speakers, such as Molly Shannon, Taylor Swift, Martha Minow, Sanna Marin, David Boies, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, to name a few,” the students wrote in the statement posted on social media.
“The abrupt derailment from this trend is not merely anticlimactic; it is a regression. This shift suggests an unfortunate disconnect between the administration’s selection process and the reasonable expectations of its students.”
Despite the handful of students urging the school to reconsider, NYU said there were zero plans to stop Haidt from taking the stage.
“Professor Haidt is one of the most consequential scholars of the 21st century. His work has changed the world, reshaping how we understand technology’s impact on polarization and isolation,” NYU spokesperson, Wiley Norvell, told The Post.
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$90K plus annual tuition for that joint...
And that’s what it churns out.
“welcoming prestigious speakers, such as Molly Shannon, Taylor Swift, “ Taylor Swift????? What did she talk about? Her latest ex-boyfriend???? What a joke. She probably charged a few hundred thousand. What suckers...
Lots of them are.
And one leads to the other.
If you are coddled and never allowed to do anything, including make mistakes, you are going to be anxious. Because you have no faith in your judgment.
They are also taught that one wrong move will completely destroy their life. And everything is potentially a wrong move.
Teaching them how to be brave and make choices is an uphill battle. They keep asked what YOU want them to do. It is quite sad what they have done to many young people.
Truth hurts......
How ironic.
Their whining validates his claims and seems they don’t even realize it.
When I read that I checked to see if this was from the Bee.
He wrote “The Righteous Mind”. Great explanation of fundamental differences in the way the left and the right think.
Here is a link to an early Ted Talk of him on this topic:
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_the_moral_roots_of_liberals_and_conservatives
"Justice Sonia Sotomayor"
What a clown show.
Whiny New York University students
OMG, like whyyyyy!!!???? I love Taylor, why can't you invire her, like, again, to tell us how special we all are!!!!!
Could be worse. At my daughter’s commencement they were lectured by....KERMIT THE FROG!
As one student said..”We are being lectured to by a SOCK?”
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