Viewpoint diversity collapses at Notre Dame re Susan Ostermann

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

It’s fine when conservatives do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

Nonsense. Abortion is just one topic among many.

And it’s reasonable to assume most people at ND will be pro-life. If you choose to attend that school, you probably already expected that.

I don’t see how this is any different from choosing to attend a school with progressive beliefs. Do you think there’s a ton of viewpoint diversity about abortion at Brown?

[Anonymous]

Lefties’ echo chamber apparently didn’t allow coverage of all the times conservative speakers were hassled & prevented from speaking at “open-minded” colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Susan Ostermann's withdrawal from the Liu Institute directorship should concern anyone who values open debate at Notre Dame.
You don't have to agree with her views on abortion to recognize the problem: a professor faced intense pressure over her political beliefs and ultimately stepped aside. That's not a victory for dialogue—it's a warning sign.
A university should be a place where qualified scholars can lead despite disagreement, not where controversial viewpoints become disqualifying. If only certain opinions are acceptable in leadership, viewpoint diversity isn't thriving. It's collapsing.
Notre Dame can uphold its Catholic identity while still making room for intellectual disagreement. Those goals shouldn't be mutually exclusive.
https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/02/breaking-ostermann-declines-liu-institute-directorship-following-backlash-over-abortion-advocacy

Now do this for Columbia, Harvard, NYU, SLACs, etc, etc, etc

Most have a pro ambition faculty member

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. For decades conservative speakers were never invited to the liberal coastal elite schools. OP is well aware of that.

This isn’t true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

Nonsense. Abortion is just one topic among many.

And it’s reasonable to assume most people at ND will be pro-life. If you choose to attend that school, you probably already expected that.

I don’t see how this is any different from choosing to attend a school with progressive beliefs. Do you think there’s a ton of viewpoint diversity about abortion at Brown?

https://studentactivities.brown.edu/organizations/students-life-brown

https://dominicanfriars.org/friarsforlifeatbrown/

“ In recent months the group has brought pro-life speakers like cartoonist Pat Cross and author Stephanie Gray to campus via streaming video, sparking debate. According to Giovanna, “We got both positive and negative feedback. People were talking about this on social media and email.””

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

Nonsense. Abortion is just one topic among many.

And it’s reasonable to assume most people at ND will be pro-life. If you choose to attend that school, you probably already expected that.

I don’t see how this is any different from choosing to attend a school with progressive beliefs. Do you think there’s a ton of viewpoint diversity about abortion at Brown?

There’s not that much viewpoint diversity at brown, because there’s not that many conservative academics who could actually then climb the ladder to be a professor at Brown. Even then, you think brown doesn’t have any catholic faculty that likely hold similar faith to notre dame’s community?

I also think the viewpoint diversity crowd does less than 0 research and just wants to complain. Brown has one of the most controversial heterodox figures on faculty: Glenn freaking Loury! Who is an endowed professor. Thomasi, the president of the heterodox academy, was a professor at Brown….and he loved it. This bs about viewpoint diversity is mostly just begging for DEI for people who have failed to do anything to push their fields forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Susan Ostermann's withdrawal from the Liu Institute directorship should concern anyone who values open debate at Notre Dame.
You don't have to agree with her views on abortion to recognize the problem: a professor faced intense pressure over her political beliefs and ultimately stepped aside. That's not a victory for dialogue—it's a warning sign.
A university should be a place where qualified scholars can lead despite disagreement, not where controversial viewpoints become disqualifying. If only certain opinions are acceptable in leadership, viewpoint diversity isn't thriving. It's collapsing.
Notre Dame can uphold its Catholic identity while still making room for intellectual disagreement. Those goals shouldn't be mutually exclusive.
https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/02/breaking-ostermann-declines-liu-institute-directorship-following-backlash-over-abortion-advocacy

Now do this for Columbia, Harvard, NYU, SLACs, etc, etc, etc

The universities you mentioned are infested with diner goths and the radical, intolerant, faculty who support them.

They are the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

Nonsense. Abortion is just one topic among many.

And it’s reasonable to assume most people at ND will be pro-life. If you choose to attend that school, you probably already expected that.

I don’t see how this is any different from choosing to attend a school with progressive beliefs. Do you think there’s a ton of viewpoint diversity about abortion at Brown?

There’s not that much viewpoint diversity at brown, because there’s not that many conservative academics who could actually then climb the ladder to be a professor at Brown. Even then, you think brown doesn’t have any catholic faculty that likely hold similar faith to notre dame’s community?

I also think the viewpoint diversity crowd does less than 0 research and just wants to complain. Brown has one of the most controversial heterodox figures on faculty: Glenn freaking Loury! Who is an endowed professor. Thomasi, the president of the heterodox academy, was a professor at Brown….and he loved it. This bs about viewpoint diversity is mostly just begging for DEI for people who have failed to do anything to push their fields forward.

100%

Faux outrage from simple-minded MAGA sheep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. For decades conservative speakers were never invited to the liberal coastal elite schools. OP is well aware of that.

This isn’t true.

Well, yes it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

Nonsense. Abortion is just one topic among many.

And it’s reasonable to assume most people at ND will be pro-life. If you choose to attend that school, you probably already expected that.

I don’t see how this is any different from choosing to attend a school with progressive beliefs. Do you think there’s a ton of viewpoint diversity about abortion at Brown?

https://studentactivities.brown.edu/organizations/students-life-brown

https://dominicanfriars.org/friarsforlifeatbrown/

“ In recent months the group has brought pro-life speakers like cartoonist Pat Cross and author Stephanie Gray to campus via streaming video, sparking debate. According to Giovanna, “We got both positive and negative feedback. People were talking about this on social media and email.””

Conservative speakers are brought in via streaming because the radical left wing of the student body will not allow centrists or conservatives to speak on campus without storming their speeches with screaming and often violence, and the university administrators are too cowardly or too in the pocket of places like china or qatar to stand up to the loud radical often violent left wing on behalf of the rest of the normal students and free speech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Susan Ostermann's withdrawal from the Liu Institute directorship should concern anyone who values open debate at Notre Dame.
You don't have to agree with her views on abortion to recognize the problem: a professor faced intense pressure over her political beliefs and ultimately stepped aside. That's not a victory for dialogue—it's a warning sign.
A university should be a place where qualified scholars can lead despite disagreement, not where controversial viewpoints become disqualifying. If only certain opinions are acceptable in leadership, viewpoint diversity isn't thriving. It's collapsing.
Notre Dame can uphold its Catholic identity while still making room for intellectual disagreement. Those goals shouldn't be mutually exclusive.
https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/02/breaking-ostermann-declines-liu-institute-directorship-following-backlash-over-abortion-advocacy

excellent - hope she joins a woke LAC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Susan Ostermann's withdrawal from the Liu Institute directorship should concern anyone who values open debate at Notre Dame.
You don't have to agree with her views on abortion to recognize the problem: a professor faced intense pressure over her political beliefs and ultimately stepped aside. That's not a victory for dialogue—it's a warning sign.
A university should be a place where qualified scholars can lead despite disagreement, not where controversial viewpoints become disqualifying. If only certain opinions are acceptable in leadership, viewpoint diversity isn't thriving. It's collapsing.
Notre Dame can uphold its Catholic identity while still making room for intellectual disagreement. Those goals shouldn't be mutually exclusive.
https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/02/breaking-ostermann-declines-liu-institute-directorship-following-backlash-over-abortion-advocacy

excellent - hope she joins a woke LAC.

Lmao she’s from Pomona. They’d love her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pro-choice, but I have no problem with a Catholic school requiring that its employees follow the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Sure, but we can dispense with the idea that there is viewpoint diversity at ND.

Nonsense. Abortion is just one topic among many.

And it’s reasonable to assume most people at ND will be pro-life. If you choose to attend that school, you probably already expected that.

I don’t see how this is any different from choosing to attend a school with progressive beliefs. Do you think there’s a ton of viewpoint diversity about abortion at Brown?

https://studentactivities.brown.edu/organizations/students-life-brown

https://dominicanfriars.org/friarsforlifeatbrown/

“ In recent months the group has brought pro-life speakers like cartoonist Pat Cross and author Stephanie Gray to campus via streaming video, sparking debate. According to Giovanna, “We got both positive and negative feedback. People were talking about this on social media and email.””

Conservative speakers are brought in via streaming because the radical left wing of the student body will not allow centrists or conservatives to speak on campus without storming their speeches with screaming and often violence, and the university administrators are too cowardly or too in the pocket of places like china or qatar to stand up to the loud radical often violent left wing on behalf of the rest of the normal students and free speech.

Or they couldn’t travel.

Stop making shit up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. For decades conservative speakers were never invited to the liberal coastal elite schools. OP is well aware of that.

This isn’t true.

Well, yes it is.

Complete bullshit.

Name one “liberal coastal elite school” that “hasn’t invited conservative speakers for decades”.