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Wendy Kaminer on Hamline Case
Check out FIREBoard of Advisors member Wendy Kaminer鈥檚 on our case over at Hamline University:
Hamline University prides itself on its commitment to . Its website boasts that 鈥淗amline鈥檚 five schools have more than 4,500 students, and each one of these students is different 鈥amline isn鈥檛 a place where you 鈥榝it in,鈥 conforming to the Hamline mold. Rather, Hamline 鈥榝its in鈥 you, welcoming your unique contributions and valuing who you are.鈥 鈥淯nless you鈥檙e an advocate for gun rights,鈥 Hamline administrators might have added. Hamline suspended graduate student Troy Scheffler shortly after he sent two emails to school officials deriding the university鈥檚 ban on concealed weapons and suggesting that lifting the ban would help deter school shootings. In order to be considered for re-admission, Scheffler has been required to undergo a psychological evaluation.
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