{"id":1963630,"date":"2023-07-03T19:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T23:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-ordered-to-complete-free-speech-training-after-failing-student-for-using-biological-woman\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T19:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T23:17:01","slug":"professor-ordered-to-complete-free-speech-training-after-failing-student-for-using-biological-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-ordered-to-complete-free-speech-training-after-failing-student-for-using-biological-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor mandated to undergo free speech training for failing student who used the term &#8216;biological woman&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprofessor-ordered-to-complete-free-speech-training-after-failing-student-for-using-biological-woman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1963630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Professor&#8217;s Controversial Reprimand Sparks Free Speech Debate<\/h2>\n<p>An adjunct instructor at the University of Cincinnati, Melanie Nipper, recently found herself in hot water after failing a student for using the term &#8220;biological woman&#8221; in an assignment. The incident has ignited a larger discussion about the clash between LGBTQ rights and free speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;To prevent any further violation of [the free speech] policy, you must complete training on the requirements of the Campus Free Speech Policy. Through the end of Academic Year 2024\/2025, you must submit all syllabi to \u2026 me at least two weeks prior to the beginning of classes for review and approval.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nipper&#8217;s decision to penalize Olivia Krolczyk, a student in her Gender in Popular Culture class, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-to-sit-down-with-ben-shapiro-in-first-interview-since-being-canceled-by-hollywood\/\" title=\"Gina Carano To Sit Down With Ben Shapiro In First Interview Since Being \u2018Canceled\u2019 By Hollywood\">received national attention<\/a> when Krolczyk took to TikTok to share her experience. In the viral video, Krolczyk explained how Nipper gave her a failing grade, deeming the term &#8220;biological woman&#8221; as &#8220;trans-exclusionary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Safe Learning Environment or Suppression of Free Speech?<\/h3>\n<p>Nipper defended her actions, stating that she believed restricting &#8220;harmful speech&#8221; was necessary to create a safe learning environment. She argued that the topic of Krolczyk&#8217;s project, which focused on the impact of trans-identifying men in women&#8217;s sports, targeted trans women as a source of oppression for cis women.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Additionally, as the class has students that identify as gender non-conforming and\/or trans, I felt it was necessary to educate her regarding inclusive language to ensure a safe learning environment for other students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The reprimand, issued by Ashley Currier, the head of the Department of Women&#8217;s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, not only ordered Nipper to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-ordered-to-complete-free-speech-training-after-failing-student-for-using-biological-woman\/\" title=\"Professor mandated to undergo free speech training for failing student who used the term 'biological woman'.\">undergo free speech training<\/a> but also warned her of potential termination for any future policy violations.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst this controversy, it is worth noting that similar clashes between LGBTQ activists and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-joe-rogan-just-end-twitter-rogan-announces-hes-joined-twitter-competitor-gettr\/\" title=\"\u2018Did Joe Rogan Just End Twitter?\u2019: Rogan Announces He\u2019s Joined Twitter Competitor GETTR\">free speech principles<\/a> have emerged elsewhere. An Oxford college recently threatened students with expulsion for using the wrong gender pronouns, while the U.S. Supreme Court reinforced free speech protections in the case of <i>303 Creative v. Elenis<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate rages on, it remains to be seen how universities and institutions will navigate the delicate balance between fostering inclusivity and upholding the fundamental right to free expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>using the phrase &#8220;biological woman.&#8221; Nipper was also mandated to undergo free speech training as a consequence. The University of Cincinnati issued the reprimand to the 29-year-old adjunct instructor, Melanie Nipper, after weeks of the incident involving her student, Olivia Krolczyk, who received a failing grade on her final project proposal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2107,"featured_media":1963631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}