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The Chronicle chimes in
I'm happy to report that just in the past few hours, The Chronicle of Higher Education put forth its first bit of coverage of ACTA's new report:
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has issued a report that says outspoken professors who defy balanced course curricula and transmit their own political agendas to students are more common than might be believed. The report, called "How Many Ward Churchills?," says that Mr. Churchill--the University of Colorado professor of ethnic studies who likened some victims of the World Trade Center attack to "little Eichmanns" and who just last week was found to have committed research misconduct (The Chronicle, May 17)--is not an anomaly.
Anne D. Neal, the council's president, says a study of university and faculty Web sites turned up several examples of courses in which professors used their classrooms as "platforms for propaganda, sites of sensitivity training, and launching pads for political activisim." The report says universities should not punish professors for what they say but should "expose them" and "invite them to debate ideas," while ensuring that students have access to a wide range of "intellectual diversity" on their faculties.
Posted by cmitchell at May 24, 2006 03:02 PM
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Yes, and as evidence of ACTA's dispassionate, non-partisan scholarship, David Horowitz - hard right conservative and the founder of the country's most vocal movement to curb academic freedom on campus - is the first to endorse this work as a 'comprehensive report' on his hate site, FrontPageMag.com. Sometimes you really can be judged by the company you keep.
Posted by: Hank Snow at May 26, 2006 09:57 PM
Hank, did you have anything to say about the ACTA report? Your comment about that nasty boogieman Horowitz is a painfully obvious red herring.
Posted by: Federal Dog at May 28, 2006 07:50 AM
"Hank Snow" is well-known on frontpagemag.com for his frequent anti-Horowitz spewing (and demeaning the name of a great country-music pioneer).
The late David Brinkley, late in his long career, started identifying fools as he saw them. He would have had a field day with "Hank."
(I know. That wasn't academic, it was personal. Well, I think life will go on. No small children died as a result.)
Posted by: Bart J. at June 14, 2006 08:13 PM