I just sent Dr. Baldwin the following e-mail. I encourage everyone else to do likewise.
Subject: Thank you for your article
Dear Dr. Baldwin,
I want to add to what I hope is a flood of e-mail thanking you for your recent article in the Chronicle. After reading about the recent behavior of some of the faculty going back even before the Duke lacrosse issue arose I was beginning to wonder if the university had not taken collective leave of its senses. I am heartened to learn that at least one faculty member still has sense and courage enough to say what you did.
I was a faculty member for fourteen years at another university and I've seen what happens to people who speak out against the prevailing groupthink. I guess this is the point at which you learn whether tenure and academic freedom is actually worth the price you paid for it. I hope they don't punish you too badly.
With deepest regards and support,
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E '79, M.S. '81, Ph.D. '84