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Pete Buttigieg: “Universities are under attack not because they are liberal…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Deans Forum - A Conversation with Pete Buttigieg: "Leadership, Innovation and the Next Generation"

Published | Video Starts at 22:33

Well, I think it's very important for universities to stand up for their values. And by that I don't mean liberal values, I mean independence. In my opinion, Universities are under attack not because they are liberal, but because they are independent. And so the way they stand up needs to be in the name of that independence. Of course, you may have a faculty or a student body or an institution that tilts more left or More Right. (22:33–22:41)

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Asserts that universities face challenges due to their independence, not political leanings.

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