Posted on 02/06/2005 8:47:19 AM PST by Honcho Bongs
A UNLV professor under fire for comments he made about homosexuals during a class lecture last year demanded Friday that the university stop threatening to punish him.
"I have done absolutely nothing wrong," said the professor, Hans Hoppe, a conservative libertarian economist with almost 20 years teaching experience at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, on Hoppe's behalf, sent a letter to UNLV officials alleging that the university violated Hoppe's free speech rights and his right to academic freedom.
"The charge against professor Hoppe is totally specious and without merit," reads the letter from ACLU attorney Allen Lichtenstein.
He said they would sue the university if necessary, though they hope to avoid it.
UNLV officials would not comment on the case, saying they cannot talk publicly about personnel matters.
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This is generally but not always true. There are still many high profile conservatives in academia: Victor Davis Hanson, Alan Kors, Harvey Mansfield, Marvin Olaksky, and I could go on. All speak quite freely about their views. All would be at great risk if PC administrators are empowered via an attack on academic freedom.
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