Legislators take aim at liberal university profs

KVOA Tucson Channel 4 News (AP Story) ^

[SandRat]

Conservative state lawmakers are targeting what they see as left-leaning university professors, pushing a series of bills in recent and upcoming sessions designed to ensure that students are not unduly influenced by professors' beliefs.

The push has raised concerns among the academic community about academic freedom, with many worried the push will put legislators and administrators in charge of the college classroom.

Conservative lawmakers have floated or are planning a host of proposals that would restrict what students can be required ----

[SandRat]

Now this is interesting..........

[VOA]

Hmmm...first we start to right the ship in terms of the courts.
It's almost too much to believe that the academy can be set right again.

[GeronL]

The Academic Bill of Rights simply expands academic freedom to the freedom of thought for students.

[Paladin2]

Students need to have their rights of academic freedom spelled out also.

[Thebaddog]

After we teach them about true academic freedom, perhaps we could discuss the stoopid tuition rates these free-loaders are charging.

[paudio]

Like usual, what the writer wants to highlight is found in the last paragraph...

[hsalaw]

The push has raised concerns among the academic community about academic freedom

BWAHAHAHA! "Academic freedom" = freedom to denounce conservatives and conservative values. And, of course, to participate in the utterly useless "studies" agenda.

[John123]

That brings up an interesting question...

Suppose your professor is extremely liberal and you don't agree to his views espoused in the classroom.

And you write a paper expressing your own conservative viewpoint over the professor's. He gives you an "F."

This is no longer academic freedom. Perhaps we DO need some sort of protection from this sort of tyrany.

[Ma3lst0rm]

It is about time but will this go far enough. I personally believe we need to spell out that anti-American professors aren't welcome in our educational institutions.

[LibWhacker]

No, you do not have the freedom to brainwash my kids. If you're a math professor, stick to math. If you're a physics professor, stick to physics; english, stick to english.

Now if you're a history or politcal science prof, well, we can come up with rules and guidelines there, too.

In all cases, you WILL take an oath of allegiance. Frequently.

Hehehe... Anyone in Washington listening?

[Gordongekko909]

Meh, I say let the free market handle that one.

[Zack Nguyen]

designed to ensure that students are not unduly influenced by professors' beliefs.

I have a hard time believing that this is the real purpose of the legislation. Rather than "unduly influenced" the legislation is probably intended to make sure that professors don't coerce students into parrot a certain point of view, and that students who disagree feel free to speak.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

"...anti-American professors aren't welcome in our educational institutions.."

They aren't welcome anywhere in My America, dammit.

[VOA]

...perhaps we could discuss the stoopid tuition rates these free-loaders are charging.

That's a bit more complicated.
Supply and demand is partly driving that, as parents are willing to
pay those bills just to get Junior and Sissy into those university lecture
halls.

And our elected representatives (including some Republicans) never
do anything about checking the tax dollars spent to keep fattening
the cash cow of academia.
There are too many conservatives over in the Business Schools and
the Registrar's office that will never lower tuition rates. Because
they know they can charge whatever the traffic will bear in this rigged system.

[The_Media_never_lie]

The push has raised concerns among the academic community about academic freedom, with many worried the push will put legislators and administrators in charge of the college classroom.

If the left were not so bizarre, they would have nothing to worry about.

[shield]

It's about time.....

[shield]

ping

[mgstarr]

Unfortunately it works both ways and I don't want government finding more and more things to "fix".

As Ronald Reagan said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

[Brad from Tennessee]

I'd like to see some objectivity in "journalism" schools. If today's rank-and-file "news" media are any indication there is some twisted ideas being taught in these places.