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I'd like to describe my position as "hopeful", but perhaps I'm just naive.
"I'd like to describe my position as "hopeful", but perhaps I'm just naive."
If things were going swimmingly we would have no need of hope. I don't think we can do without it just yet.
From Wiki:
DePaul has developed a reputation as a progressive and liberal Catholic university in the US. In 2006, DePaul caused some controversy by becoming the first Catholic university to formally establish a "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer Studies" minor.
In recent years, DePaul has been the target of criticism by various conservative and free speech organizations, including some that oppose the university's inclusive Catholicism. The most active of the free speech groups is FIRE, a free speech civil rights advocacy group. FIRE awarded the President of the University its award for the worst protector of Free Speech by a university president [4].
FIRE and others have criticized the university's decision to suspend without public hearing and not renew the contract of part-time faculty member Thomas E. Klocek in September 2004 for comments made to and behaviour towards Palestinian students concerning the conflict with Israel. The event resulted in FIRE's harsh criticism of the university's level of support for open discussion and debate [5]. University supporters maintain that the issue was not Klocek's views but the manner in which he expressed them.
The university limited flyers protesting a visit of Ward Churchill, declaring them "propaganda." [6]. Churchill's visit garnered a bomb threat that prompted the University to limit attendance at the event.