[voletti]

Is this Sorbonne a socialist haven? I mean, why is this newsworthy? of course, anybody the 'protesters' are willing to listen to telling them truth like it is, is welcome. But will the ignorant and the stupid care about what 'the Sorbonne' pulpit', such as it is?

[dighton]

I mean, why is this newsworthy?

I wouldn’t have expected this breath of fresh air from the Sorbonne.

[trashcanbred]

It is news when the head of a US university states that socialism is for babies. For the head of a prestigious French university to say it was rather surprising.

Plus like many universities in France the Sorbonne has been closed down by the students though they do not control it like Nanterre.

[marsh_of_mists]

Well, the Sorbonne is the most famous and prestigious university in France and one of the most prestigious in the world, so I'd say that's newsworthy.

[Alter Kaker]

Is this Sorbonne a socialist haven?

Well, yes, but that's not the point. The President of the Sorbonne is almost by definition one of the most influential people in France (the French, of all classes, so love their intellectuals) and this will have ramifications.