UNLV Regent warns "Professors have to be careful what they say."

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[toaster]

She said she was not afraid to be controversial and that certain groups need to be protected. "If homosexuals are not defined as a protected group by federal law, they should be."

When asked if she believed in academic freedom, she said not for those attacking "protected groups."

She then explained that in 2001 before the Campus Student Environment Committee at UNLV she complained about an accounting professor who had a spread sheet up on a screen and when moving the cursor to another section of the screen he said of the cursor, "You drag this little black guy over here."

"That took the cake "she said. "This was highly offensive, especially given that it was during the trial of the men accused of dragging the black man, Charles Byrd, in Texas. "

She said of her complaint, "They didn't get rid of him right away, but they eventually did."

"Professors have to be careful what they say," Howard concluded

[BenLurkin]

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[Texas_Jarhead]

Wow, that last bit is something else. In this part of the country you that phraseology all the time. Freaking leftist tyrants.

[Plutarch]

When asked if she believed in academic freedom, she said not for those attacking "protected groups."

She is speaking with too much clarity and needs to work a little more on her obfuscation.

[Unam Sanctam]

Oh brother!

[BipolarBob]

I'm pretty cotton pickin' outraged over that Colorado professor saying we need another 9-11 incident to wake us up.

[o_zarkman44]

I guess every small controversial group will be protected under the plan, EXCEPT THE MAJORITY!
A few win, everyone loses!

[muawiyah]

Yes, she also needs to improve her diction as well.

I'm just guessing this ol'gal has a lot of unresolved issues with her parents.

[vpintheak]

I am speechless, almost. I can't believe this crap sometimes, it's almost like I'm reading about a foreign country, but it isn't!

[Tax Government]

The university system is in the business of creating "life estates" -- the granting of honorific titles such as B.A., Ph.D., etc. that last for the lifetime of the recipient. The Federal government is expressly prohibited in the Constitution from creating life estates and other kinds of noble award. The university system has inserted itself illegitimately into the economy, not only creating life estates but, with financial and other kinds of Federal government assistance, in making them a requirement for most higher-paying employment.

It is high time to assert the citizens' right to employment irrespective of educational status, and to put an end to discrimination against those who do not have academic degrees.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

When asked if she believed in academic freedom, she said not for those attacking "protected groups."

Just about everybody but White Christian Heterosexual Right-Handed Males is now part of a protected group.

[Desron13]

"When asked if she believed in academic freedom, she said not for those attacking "protected groups."

But it's fine and dandy to refer to the 9/11 victims as "little Eichmann's". Is anyone else starting to get the feeling that the only people who are not a member of a protected group have a distinctly light skin tone or a right of center world view?

[Paladin2]

I think she is being niggardly in her explaination of the rationale behind identifying protected groups.

What about the use of the Viking name and image for a Football team? Vikings were just some folks who got a little wild on spring break. It's offensive. ;-)

[Onelifetogive]

When asked if she believed in academic freedom, she said not for those attacking "protected groups."

This can be translated as:

"I can say anything I want about you, but you can't say anything about me."

[Verginius Rufus]

Linda Howard thinks academic freedom means the freedom to express opinions she agrees with. Is she Nevada's answer to Sheila Jackson Lee? The unfortunate man killed by being dragged to death was James Byrd, not Charles... I wonder about that "accounting professor" who was removed because of her complaint--was that a tenured faculty member or just a part-time adjunct?

[dennisw]

	Linda C. Howard District 1--Clark County PO Box 364911 North Las Vegas, NV 89036 Phone: (702) 313-5050 E-mail: linda_howard@uccsn.nevada.edu

[dennisw]

Good take!