English Profs are such rebels!
Hopefully, his resignation has already been accepted. Many of these socialist professors have a way of changing their minds when something will benefit them.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
I was going to suggest that we give his office over to the campus ROTC, but then I remembered that as an adjunct, he's probably lucky to have his own mail slot in the faculty lounge.
Another English lit person who couldn't get a full time job. There are thousands of Eng lit MAs and PhDs who can't find academic work or who adjunct for years (looks like this schlub did it for 5 years) without finding a tenure track position.
Trust me, his adjunct shoes will be filled by another schlub in a minute and no one will even know this guy is gone.
Now if he was a professor of engineering, computer science, etc, he could just be someone working at a real job who like to teach and is doing so part time. But a professor of English is likely to be a failed writer, or one who has shot his bolt with one or two stories or books sold, and then no takers for his later works.
Wacko Leftist - Steve Almonds
Sounds like he did the best thing he could do for the students.
Good riddance to bad rubbish. As suggested, this is a good start. Whatever we can do to hasten the rest of the liberal profs.
Oh no! They've lost an adjunct English professor! Will Boston College ever recover?
Kenneth Himes, chairman of the department of theology, and the Rev. David Hollenbach, who holds the Margaret O'Brien Flatley chair in the department, titled their letter ''Condoleezza Rice Does Not Deserve a Boston College Honorary Degree," and sent it to the entire faculty inviting members to sign on. The writers said they were distressed with the university's decision to invite Rice to commencement May 22.
''On the levels of both moral principle and practical moral judgment, Secretary Rice's approach to international affairs is in fundamental conflict with Boston College's commitment to the values of the Catholic and Jesuit traditions and is inconsistent with the humanistic values that inspire the university's work," the letter said. It pointed out Pope John Paul II's opposition to the war in Iraq.
''I have no objection to her coming here to speak -- I am in favor of free speech -- but I don't believe we should be honoring her with an honorary degree," Hollenbach said.
The debate over the Rice invitation underscores the tensions between liberal and conservative Catholics. Both camps yesterday accused the other side of selectively invoking Catholic teaching in their arguments.
''This is the only time these people have cited Pope John Paul II on anything," said the Rev. Paul McNellis, who is an adjunct professor in the philosophy department.
Student activist Reena Parikh, a senior English major, found a contradiction in BC's taking a Catholic teaching stance against abortion and gay rights, while at the same time inviting Rice to accept an honorary degree.
''Boston College has selectively chosen which Catholic teachings it's going to privilege and which ideas of Catholic teaching it's going to censor," Parikh said.
Other faculty members and students supported the invitation, saying that having such a notable speaker is an honor for the university. Political science professor Marc Landy said the letter was a ''grotesque mistake" and sent a letter asking colleagues not to sign the Himes-Hollenbach letter.
''This isn't about agreeing or disagreeing with Condoleezza Rice," Landy said. ''She is the secretary of state of the United States, and there is a presumption in favor of according a warm and dignified reception to arguably the third most important executive officer." ''Given that Dr. Rice's schedule allows her to make only one commencement speech per year, we are pleased that she has chosen to address graduating students at Boston College etc
Thanks for posting even more proof that American academia is in horrible shape these days. David Horowitz does a great job of enlightening the masses on how publicly-funded universities present liberal bias as education. So does this guy: http://www.dradams.org/
Racist Leftist A**H**e!
Was he around when Janet Reno got her honorary degree from BC? No hysteria then. The Jesuits really know how to pick them. How will the school ever be able to survive without the esteemed author of "My Life in Heavy Metal"?
I had many Uglo-Liberals in the English, literature, and social sciences courses.
Fortunately, most of my math and science teachers were mature men, most of them conservatives, and they offered a nice counterbalance to the liberal wackos.
Hahah.. yea its such an insult that the Secretary of State give a commencement address... many these folks are just moonbats.
Good riddance to bad rubbish, take your friends with ya.
Dear Mr. Almond,
My give a damn's busted.