The student should certainly be commended and I do subscribe to their opinion, but be aware that they would probably find plenty (but not universal) support fro

The student should certainly be commended and I do subscribe to their opinion, but be aware that they would probably find plenty (but not universal) support from professors and colleagues. Universities are not some monolith where the administration governs with an iron fist. The student's opinion is not too far from the mainstream, and even part of the university administration is self-aware and feeling similarly.