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… is from page 187 of Joseph Epstein’s Spring 2020 essay “Immaturity on Campus [2],” as this essay is reprinted in the 2020 collection, titled Gallimaufry [3], of some of Epstein’s essays and reviews:
Panels meet, dialogue ensues, the conversation rambles on, while one awaits the next set of student demands. New deans and associate provosts are hired and put in charge of diversity, of inclusivity, of safety, soon no doubt of sexual satisfaction, transgender bathroom maintenance, and who knows what else. The beat, as the old disc jockeys had it, goes on, and is likely to continue until an impressively authoritative figure arises to cry out to these kids: “Enough! Cut the crap! Act your age! Grow up!”