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Who is Professor Stephen Kershnar? A philosophy professor’s controversial pieces on professor-student sex, pedophilia and slavery

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYKEditor in Chief Nearly a year and a half has passed since SUNY Fredonia and one of its philosophy professors, Stephen Kershnar, trended on X (formerly Twitter) in February 2021.Students, professors and social media users alike were horrified as articles about the morality behind adult-child sex, slavery and other......
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Dr. Stephen Kershnar’s assigned classes canceled one week into the Fall 2022 semester

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYKManaging Editor Last semester, Dr. Stephen Kershnar’s views were called to question after a Twitter post by @libsoftiktok showed a video of Kershnar on a podcast defending views that adult-child sexual relationships aren’t necessarily harmful.After further controversy over what many regarded as Kershnar’s defense of pro-rape and sexist views,......
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SUNY Fredonia professors have varying views on Kershnar uproar

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  Several SUNY Fredonia professors have voiced their opinions about the recent news regarding their colleague Dr. Stephen Kershnar. This past week, a video on Twitter from @libsoftiktok showed Kershnar appearing on a podcast where he discussed topics such as adult-child sex.......
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The First Amendment and Academic Freedom: How does this impact the Kershnar situation?

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law … abridging freedom of speech, or of the press.” Even though the amendment reads that Congress cannot interfere with these freedoms, the Supreme Court has protected speakers against all government agencies, including......

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