Posted on 11/14/2016 3:34:22 PM PST by Olog-hai
Liberal studies professor Michael Rectenwald, the man behind the controversial @DeplorableNYUProf account, has been promoted by prestigious New York University and given a raise days after the University had put him on a paid leave for criticizing politically correct culture on campus.
Michael Rectenwald was promoted from clinical professor to full time professor on Monday, a source said to the NY Post.
In the initial interview with Heat Street on October 26, Rectenwald was outspoken against the current on-campus culture of social justice warriors and safe spaces. He likened academia to a mad house and claimed that “safe spaces” is an existential error. …
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WINNING!
Heard from the professor’s attorney no doubt.
The Trump Effect.
He likened academia to a mad house
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A lone voice of sanity in academia, at least on that point.
Heard from the professor’s attorney no doubt.
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It wasn’t a promotion per se. It was restitution for damages. lol
Threat of a lawsuit, I’ll bet. NYU certainly doesn’t normally promote anyone for being conservative.
Said effect is more evident daily since 11/8.
I think we will see much more of this, espevially as Trump DoEd $$ dries up for intolerant campuses.
“He likened academia to a mad house********** A lone voice of sanity in academia, at least on that point.”
He wasn’t the first by any means though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcosmographia_Academica
http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~aar/baked/micro.pdf
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