I dropped out after my university added various "studies" courses to the required list.

I took just one such course—gender studies—which was utterly abysmal. There was zero tolerance for debating ideas or considering opposing viewpoints. You either assimilated with the group think, or you were castigated for your heresy. It was indoctrination, not education.

Which viewpoint did you oppose? It matters.

If it was "Women should be allowed to vote" I can understand the teachers reluctance to engage in debate.

You may have had a bad instructor. I don't think I've ever been in a class where I couldn't do some genuine questioning, but of course I didn't always feel the need to do so.

Edit to add: Also, you failed to learn the lesson that you can't always quit in the face of tyranny. Did you never have a history or civics class in high school?

I have a hard time believing this story. You seriously dropped out because you didn't like one class? That doesn't seem to show much fortitude.

Which university, which year was this, what was your major, and what happened with your education and/or career after you dropped out?

And what precisely do you mean by "castigated," in your specific case?