Higher Education’s Slide From ‘Veritas’ to ‘My Truth’
null By Gerard BakerDec. 11, 2023 1:26 pm ETJournal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews legal scholar Ilya Shapiro. Images: Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyPicture the scene in the offices of the presidents of our great universities last week in the hours after their little day of infamy on Capitol Hill.Teams of public relations officials, probably an outside “reputation-management expert,” a lawyer or two, a couple of members of the diversity, equity and inclusion squad to enforce social justice, a beaten-down looking development officer, fresh off another blast from an ex-donor.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8About this articleFree ExpressionIn “Free Expression”, Gerard Baker the Journal’s Editor at Large, offers a forthright and colorful take on the big political, economic and cultural issues shaping America and the world. The column appears weekly on Tuesdays. Gerard BakerGerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall
Dec. 11, 2023 1:26 pm ET
Picture the scene in the offices of the presidents of our great universities last week in the hours after their little day of infamy on Capitol Hill.
Teams of public relations officials, probably an outside “reputation-management expert,” a lawyer or two, a couple of members of the diversity, equity and inclusion squad to enforce social justice, a beaten-down looking development officer, fresh off another blast from an ex-donor.
Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
About this article
Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker is also host of “WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker,” a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network, and the weekly WSJ Opinion podcast "Free Expression" where he speaks with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects.
Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, writing and broadcasting for some of the world’s most famous news organizations, including his tenure at The Financial Times, The Times of London, and The BBC.
He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a 1st Class Honors Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
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