Penn State's Anti-Veteran Bias

American Spectator ^ | 4-27-09 | Mark Hyman

[smoothsailing]

Penn State's Anti-Veteran Bias

Mark Hyman

April 27, 2009

Move over Janet Napolitano. Your Department of Homeland Security is not the only public institution that claims military veterans pose a threat to public safety.

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Pennsylvania State University has joined the Napolitano school of thought in warning against the dangers presented by military veterans. The university's Division of Student Affairs produced a series of vignettes under the category of "Worrisome Student Behavior." According to the Penn State website, the "vignettes demonstrate common situations where faculty or staff are attempting to help students."

One of the vignettes featured an Iraq war veteran who displayed aggressive behavior toward his instructor. In an office meeting with her department chair, the instructor characterized the veteran as dimwitted, poorly-educated, inattentive to instruction, argumentative and threatening....

[roaddog727]

“In an office meeting with her department chair, the instructor characterized the veteran as dimwitted, poorly-educated, inattentive to instruction, argumentative and threatening....”

There they go again - projecting their own failings on folks who disagree with their liberal, pedantic viewpoint.

[IYAS9YAS]

There they go again - projecting their own failings on folks who disagree with their liberal, pedantic viewpoint.

Maybe Murtha was her student...

[stevem]

Well, I don't know about the student in question. I sense it's a made up story. If true, how did such a dimwit pass all the required tests etc to matriculate?

In my military days we had the draft. There were a few in uniform that weren't the brightest bulbs on the chandelier. Still, most of my friends in those days were as bright as any and brighter than most.

My son is in the Navy today. I've met a number of his friends and many of his associates. The ones I have met are all quite bright. It would surprise me no end if one of them ever found a college professor even worth threatening, no matter how dimwiited that professor might be.

[mikelets456]

“Iraq war veteran who displayed aggressive behavior toward his instructor.”

First, I guess acorn threatening the lives of people that worked at AIG and their families is ok? I guess gay activists threatening the lives of those that oppose them is ok?

Yeah, let’s go after the brave men and women that protect our lives and freedoms! I am really getting pissed off about this stuff...Gosh, honor them...PERIOD! Anything against them should be “treason”!

[YOUGOTIT]

There we go the anti-American left children of Hitler and Stalin will diss anyone who is a true American.

[ozzymandus]

If a university had a “vignette” showing, say, a black student with an athletic scholarship behaving in this way, they’d lose their accreditation.

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It would surprise me no end if one of them ever found a college professor even worth threatening, no matter how dimwiited that professor might be.

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. You reminded of my days as a Nam Vet going to college on the GI Bill.

[Ole Okie]

After WW2, the GI Bill was partially responsible for the colleges and universities being filled with veterans. And a lot of us enrolled in engineering.

In spite of the fact that classes were made up of about 90% veterans, I only saw one instance of a veteran crossing a teacher (an assistant).

A few heated words were exchanged over the assistant’s teaching style. The assistant walked out of the class. IMO, he deserved the tongue lashing.

But he was back for the next class, and nothing further transpired.

[sig226]

I think the problem here is that all the vets and ex-servicemen I’ve met seem to have a deeply ingrained understanding that thier performance is what merited their treatment. I can see how a tenured professor would have trouble with that idea.