As it started the school year last week, Brown University sought to confront mounting criticism that it had fostered the development of "safe spaces" on campus where students would be shielded from controversial opinions on race, sex, or other topics deemed to be politically sensitive, offensive, or otherwise off-limits.
In a Washington Post op-ed, and later in her Brown convocation speech, Brown President Christina Paxson denied that there was even a thing as "safe spaces" on campus.
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker called the controversy over a $100,000 donation made by Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Chairman Paul Sagan to a pro-charter school group a "nothing burger," dismissing calls for his handpicked chairman to resign.
"I think that's ridiculous," Baker told reporters after an afternoon meeting with legislative leaders at the State House.
