Cancelled Professor Launches ’Faculty for Common Sense’ to Fight Back Against Wokeness

A university professor who was cancelled by students for his views on wokeness has set up a ’faculty for common sense’ at a rival institution in an effort to fight back against the growing trend of censorship on campus. Professor Nigel Biggers, a former sociology lecturer at the University of London, was forced to resign from his position in 2022 after a group of students complained about his comments on critical race theory and gender identity. Biggers, who is a self-described “classical liberal,“ has been a vocal critic of wokeness, which he sees as a form of censorship and indoctrination. He has argued that universities should be places where all ideas are welcome, even if they are unpopular or controversial. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Biggers said that he was motivated to set up the new faculty because he believes that “common sense is under attack“ on campuses today. “Wokeness is a dangerous ideology that is stifling free speech and i