Charles Murray Middlebury Controversy

I did some research on Charles Murray, and wanted to share information about some of the controversy his works have caused, particularly the Middlebury protests in case anyone did not know (as I did not):

In 1994, Charles Murray co-authored a book titled The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life. This book explores the relationship between race and intelligence, and has caused controversy among social psychologists. I have included two articles below which provide in-depth analyses of the book's claims on both sides of the controversy.

Social psychologists break down Murray's claims in The Bell Curve (May 2017):

Charles Murray is once again peddling junk science about race and IQ, Vox

A defense of The Bell Curve (March 2017): A Tale of Two Bell Curves, Quillette

Both of these articles were written in 2017, the same year when Middlebury students attempted to shut down Charles Murray's speaking event, which sparked national controversy.

"An estimated 100 to 150 students at the liberal arts college shouted down Mr. Murray, who had been invited by a conservative student group. A political scientist who has written several books, he is best known for “The Bell Curve,” published in 1994, in which he linked socioeconomic status with race and intelligence. Student protesters said the book espoused a racist view that had no place on a college campus."
Dozens of Middlebury Students Are Disciplined for Charles Murray Protest, New York Times
(May 2017)

The protests not only reinvigorated discussion of Murray's controversial ideas about race and intelligence, but also the debate about free speech on college campuses. Here is a piece from the Atlantic with a different perspective on the protests:
A Violent Attack on Free Speech at Middlebury, The Atlantic (May 2017)

I believe Charles Murray's background as a social scientist might be important in our understanding of his arguments in Coming Apart.