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In colleges across the country, 'trigger warnings' are being implemented in classrooms to warn students of potentially offensive material — but some people say that the warnings are keeping students from having to think critically. 

U students seek 'trigger warnings' before disturbing topics taught

We'll talk about whether trigger warnings are doing more harm than good, and why they're suddenly the norm in universities and high schools.

In colleges across the country, 'trigger warnings' are being implemented in classrooms to warn students of potentially offensive material — but some people say that the warnings are keeping students from having to think critically.

In colleges across the country, 'trigger warnings' are being implemented in classrooms to warn students of potentially offensive material - but some people say that the warnings are keeping students from having to think critically. We'll talk about whether trigger warnings are doing more harm than good, and why they're suddenly the norm in universities and high schools. 

Guests:
- Jeannie Suk is a professor of law at Harvard Law School
- Greg Lukianoff is a lawyer and the author Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate and Freedom From Speech

Are 'trigger warnings' dumbing down college?

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