Universities co-opted by ‘diversity and inclusion’ instead of ‘protecting academic freedom’

Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne Holly Lawford-Smith says some universities are “co-opted” by “diversity and inclusion” instead of sticking to their core business of “knowledge production and protecting academic freedom”. “Some universities very much co-opted by diversities and inclusion like going that route instead of sticking to their core business of knowledge production and protecting academic freedom,” Ms Lawford-Smith told Sky News host Peta Credlin.