Midd’s Instagram folly is not an anomaly

Midd’s Instagram folly is not an anomaly

A former student's picture of him protesting the 2017 Charles Murray event was used on the Middlebury College Instagram, with the caption "At Middlebury, we don't just talk about social justice; we also act on it". As the author points out, this completely ignores the fact that he and his peers were punished by the College for their participation in the protest, as well as how these very photos were used as evidence by the College at the students' hearings.

Austin Kahn

The Campus

5/14/2020

Austin Kahn

"I was among the students punished for participating in these protests. The same photo and others like it were used as evidence in hearings that resulted in discipline for student protesters. Three years later, the college marketed the incident to prospective and current students, recasting their reaction as evidence of a commitment to social justice (the Instagram story was later deleted)."

"Despite the progressive image Middlebury seems so eager to project, white supremacists continue to enjoy a platform there."