Martin Peterson
Philosophy and ethics professor at Texas A&M University who discusses the university's decision to remove Plato's Symposium from a syllabus and consequences for academic freedom.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 36min
Texas A&M’s Censorship Machine
Martin Peterson, philosophy professor and Academic Freedom Council chair who challenged a ban on Plato. Jasper Smith, Chronicle reporter who uncovered Texas A&M’s sweeping course reviews. They discuss how course reviews began, regents’ political influence, the viral classroom incident that sparked the crackdown, behind-the-scenes emails, removed courses and program cuts, and the wider risk of self-censorship in academia.
