Pop Quiz on Faculty and the Law with Kent Kauffman
From Intentional Teaching, a show about teaching in higher education by Derek Bruff
March 24, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 86
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges faculty face when teaching controversial topics in light of recent accusations from students.
Share your thoughts about this episode as a text message. In the last year, we’ve seen many stories of college and university faculty being accused by students of teaching something that the student didn’t think the instructor should be teaching. These incidents have a lot of instructors worried about teaching controversial topics—and just about any topic can be controversial these days. Previously on the podcast, we've explored pedagogical responses to the current political climate. Today, ...
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Host: Derek Bruff
Guest: Kent Kauffman
Topics covered
- faculty and the law
- controversial topics
- teaching
- higher education
- political climate
Keywords
- faculty
- law
- controversial topics
- teaching
- higher education
- political climate
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