There seems to be quite a few levels of problems here.

1. Weak people needing warnings of things they feel 'trigger' them.

Triggers exist. They are an artifact of PTSD, and are a very real phenomenon. However, just like "gluten sensitivity" and newer fads, 'trigger warnings' are the artifacts from new-age feminists and SJW (social justice warrior) types. They have no basis in medical fact, nor are many of them being actively treated for PTSD. It just happens to be the current cudgel one can smack others against the head to do their bidding.

2. Professor who dismisses said "feels".

Professors, and schools, are expected to be bastions of safety and security when exploring oneself. Or at least, that's the current understanding of one of the aspects of a university. Anyone who goes against that idea, including telling weak people they are wrong, is "evil". And the worst one can do is dismiss someone's "feels", mainly towards women, and some men.

The 'Other' way to read this is :

Patriarchy Professor tells PTSD feminist sufferer that Your Rape is Invalid

One must understand the other side, the view from the new wave feminists (16-30). It's an ugly, bleak, mild world similar to that of the fainting women of Victorian times. And it's one I have no respect for.

3. Degree that requires class that may or not pertain to said curriculum.

This view will be fought here at HN. This challenge is the fight over curriculum and what University degree is for. Is it for the well-roundedness of your education, or is it to be employable in a field that makes you more money?

If it is to be a better citizen, then absolutely the Classics should be included in every education. It is the foundation of the ancient Greeks and Romans that our society is based upon. Where our Senate came from is directly from the Roman Senate.

But, what if you attended college to obtain a better job and easier life? Then surely, Classics mean little. They do nothing to further your goals, nor do they put direct skills in your pocket for the next position you take. They might have auxiliary skills taught via Socratic dialectic, but most of these classes are for naught.

With a final nail in its coffin, school costs raising much higher than inflation, one must be money conscious. Those costs translate into less classes in your chosen major, and more time in school. And that leads to lost opportunity and extra uncancellable debt.

4. University for harboring political correctness to the extremes.

With the plight of the universities and un- and underreported rapes and assaults, they are showing to be astute to the ills of college life. With this, universities are convening kangaroo courts to find "guilty" all sorts of college crimes, like rape, even when there is no founding. This whole atmosphere feeds upon itself even more with higher and higher political correctness. And this is where the professor, even though believes he is justified in ignoring such 'trigger claims', may still be punished by loss of tenure or not given grants.

Does the Uni require a modicum of protection for its students, staff, and faculty? Of course! But one does not need to shield 'weak minds' from the hardness of life, and harsh words and powerful critiques. Instead, the idea of shielding assault has migrated downward to 'he said a bad word', ala kindergarten.