College president blogs about 'self-centered, narcissistic' generation

Nov 30, 2015

The President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University wrote a blog about the university being a university, not a day care.

Dr. Everett Piper said he posted the blog on the university’s website after a student came forward to express feeling ‘victimized’ after a sermon about showing love. Piper said the student thought the speaker was wrong for making him and his peers feel uncomfortable.

Piper wrote: “Our culture has actually taught our kids to be this self-absorbed and narcissistic. Any time their feelings are hurt, they are the victims.”

The post, called "This is not day care. It's a university," goes on to explain OKWU isn't a 'safe place,' but a place to 'learn that life isn't about you."

At a time when many college presidents are responding with sympathy to students who say speakers or faculty members make...
Posted by Inside Higher Ed on Monday, November 30, 2015