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Millersville University’s History Department chair, Francis J. Bremer, testified before the state House Select Committee on Academic Freedom saying that schools have grievance procedures in place and these are sufficient for students’ protection. Bremer shared his belief that university education has the goal of “creating young men and women who are self-reflective and critically engaged with all aspects of the world in which they live.” He stated that faculty and students express themselves openly on controversial issues and that sometimes a professor’s view may anger or surprise students, but this is good because challenges help critical thinking and leads to...