{"description":"In a groundbreaking essay for the Jewish Quarterly, Cary Nelson argues that, in the aftermath of the 7 October attacks, universities have been gripped by a toxic and dangerous fervour\u2014a betrayal of the ideals they are meant to uphold. As Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Illinois and former president of the American Association of University Professors, he charts how this crisis has been decades in the making. Author of Hate Speech and Academic Freedom, Nelson joins us online to examine what he sees as profound institutional failures on campuses worldwide and the forces driving them.","height":360,"html":"<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe src=\"https://skiv.com/embed/zrgs7gw\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>","provider_name":"Skiv","provider_url":"https://skiv.com","thumbnail_height":198,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.skiv.com/u/MkG8VMM/7384e322f02f0f67d6ca1bf0c91c4941320c2929640f8d3ed317d58a040451c6/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg","thumbnail_width":352,"title":"Mindless: What Happened to Universities?","type":"video","url":"https://skiv.com/v/zrgs7gw","version":"1.0","width":640}