Three faculty members from across the country share their thoughts in the wake of the Oregon shootings.
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The ReviewDon’t Make Me Part of Your Gun Culture
A historian facing active-shooter defense training resents how the burden of violence is being placed on educators. -
The Review
How Fear Might Affect Grades
An instructor wonders whether the likelihood of concealed guns in her classroom would make her go easy on certain students. -
The Review
Finding a Way Forward, Together
Students are scared of more shootings, an instructor writes. He’s not sure how to reassure them, but talking about it can only help. -
Campus Safety
After Killings in Oregon, Colleges Face Threats — and Take No Chances
This past week several campuses learned of online posts or bathroom-wall graffiti that threatened violence. Almost all of them went on high alert. -
Faculty
As Campus Gun Violence Increases, So Do Professors’ Fears
Gallows humor masks feelings of helplessness and anger as faculty members speculate on the grim probability of more classroom shootings. -
Campus Safety
A University Debates How to Carry Out a Divisive Guns-on-Campus Law
The University of Texas at Austin is trying to comply with legislation that many people there fear will make the institution less safe. -
Commentary
Stop Worrying About Guns in the Classroom. They’re Already Here.
People who fear the prospect of legal, concealed weapons on campuses are being just as irrational as those who refuse to leave the house unarmed.
