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Posts Tagged ‘free speach’
January 28th, 2011 - 7:20 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Whose responsibility is it to determine what is and is not academic free speech on any campus? … the administrators or the faculty?
Michigan State University: Student Threatened with Suspension for E-mailing Faculty about University Scheduling This is the story of a student, the Association Director of the student government at Michigan State University. The Provost revealed plans to shorten the school’s academic cal[...]
January 25th, 2011 - 3:12 pm § in Religion
Knowledge NOT a Criterion in Faculty Searches?
The University of Kentucky has settled a lawsuit by a failed faculty applicant. The applicant, Martin Gaskell, for a position in Astronomy was turned down, supposedly because Dr. Gaskell is a professed Christian. Dr. Glaskell claims he is not a creationist and does accept the modern physical vie[...]
January 18th, 2011 - 7:01 pm § in Uncategorized
Censored: Fire in my Belly by David Wojnarowicz
Pulled From Smithsonian at Request of Republican Leaders[...]
January 18th, 2011 - 1:31 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Guns on Campus
Some months ago I went to a Beck rally armed with faux pellet guns .. gifts to the crown, intended to make a point. I was taken seriously by the Beckies, even invited in (at their cost) to hear the great man speak. But some gun totin liberal friends, including faculty colleagues, tried to scare [&[...]
January 9th, 2011 - 1:05 pm § in Religion
Atheism: The end of the debate
An Essay by a Professor of Theology, Keith Parsons Over the past ten years I have published, in one venue or another, about twenty things on the philosophy of religion. I have a book on the subject, God and Burden of Proof, and another criticizing Christian apologetics, Why I am not a Christian. Dur[...]
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:47 pm § in UW
Oh too Cautious Statement on Academic Freedom
(disclaimer: I have taken the academic freedom of retouching a picture of Cary Nelson to look like Santa and me!) Cary Nelson, current President of the national AAUP, has a year ending post on the most important tenet of the AAUP, Academic Freedom. Sadly, what comes off is an overly legalistic[...]
Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit 2670
Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) — General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit 2670. After receiving a salute, General Secretary Kim Jong Il dropped in at the operation command room to learn about the unit’s performance of duty and the training of commanding officers. He was greatly sa[...]
December 16th, 2010 - 10:27 pm § in Politics
Limits on Free Speach Overturned by Penn. State Faculty
PENN STATE FACULTY CODE “No faculty member may claim as a right the privilege of discussing in the classroom controversial topics outside his/her own field of study. The faculty member is normally bound not to take advantage of his/her position by introducing into the classroom provocative dis[...]
December 16th, 2010 - 11:04 am § in Misc.
Amy Hagopian, UW Professor, Target of Fox Machine
An Indecent Man: Bill O’Reilly’s Shameful Campaign Against Amy Hagopian David Zarin at Huff Post In my mind, when the Fox News star Bill O’Reilly decides to make you a target, it’s a badge of honor. This is a man who politically is a proud Islamaphobe, declaring, “We ha[...]