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FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
48. "prescribed bounds of academic freedom"??????????
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:45 AM
Nov 2015

WTF????????????????? Prescribed bounds of academic freedom???????????????????



Actually, it's more like

Whaaaat? Sounds like she should not be teaching since she doesn't understand reality. Rex Nov 2015 #1
I would advise any white professor to stick to the course material 6chars Nov 2015 #2
I'm a white professor of Latin American history... a la izquierda Nov 2015 #3
You should be extremely careful 6chars Nov 2015 #4
It is easier and safer just to avoid the topic altogether. AngryAmish Nov 2015 #8
Chilling effect on academic discourse exboyfil Nov 2015 #9
Universities have policies. 6chars Nov 2015 #10
Hm. These students asked her how to talk about race in the classroom. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #28
"prescribed bounds of academic freedom"?????????? FrodosPet Nov 2015 #48
Orwellian Facility Inspector Nov 2015 #54
how about "academic freedom zone" 6chars Nov 2015 #55
You act as if there is such a thing as free expression in academia AngryAmish Nov 2015 #11
There is a text of Huck Finn that has THE WORD edited out of it deutsey Nov 2015 #12
And that's stupid Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #38
I agree deutsey Nov 2015 #44
That's a mistake IMO. Twain does a brilliant job of showing uneducated Huck struggle4progress Nov 2015 #47
Chilling effect? ryan_cats Nov 2015 #16
If it has come to that, we have finally jumped the shark. Drahthaardogs Nov 2015 #13
You're joking, right. a la izquierda Nov 2015 #42
+1 Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #26
LOL...okay this is just silly...would YOU say something as culturally insensitive as Rex Nov 2015 #31
Clearly not a la izquierda Nov 2015 #43
I hear ya, most of my relatives are idiot tea party types. Rex Nov 2015 #45
Do you feel it is a one and done situation? exboyfil Nov 2015 #5
The students are calling for her termination 6chars Nov 2015 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #58
This professor may lose her job? Yorktown Nov 2015 #6
indeed. sad new world. bbgrunt Nov 2015 #32
It appears diversity as it relates to classroom practices was on the syllabus and relevant aikoaiko Nov 2015 #14
kind of ironic 6chars Nov 2015 #15
"so unsafe in the face of her verbal violence" MadDAsHell Nov 2015 #19
"made the students so unsafe in the face of her verbal violence" tkmorris Nov 2015 #22
that was the students' wording. 6chars Nov 2015 #23
*shrug* You adopted the words as your own tkmorris Nov 2015 #24
should vs. will 6chars Nov 2015 #25
well, the tenure-track placement rate for comms PhDs is 5%-ish, so their self-righteous glee will be short-lived n/t zazen Nov 2015 #53
Given how much there is in the news these days about minorities on college campuses mythology Nov 2015 #17
Sorry, but I do not agree that only trans people can talk about LGBQ people. Trans are not cis but Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #51
err.... about that.... Adrahil Nov 2015 #52
Students need a professor Safe Space! snooper2 Nov 2015 #56
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #57
Looks like mob mentality to me. kiva Nov 2015 #18
Some of these students are feeling empowered for the first times in their lives. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #30
I agree. kiva Nov 2015 #41
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #60
Good job mirt. You were faster than the jury. uppityperson Nov 2015 #62
Well THERE's an educated and grown-up response hifiguy Nov 2015 #61
I don't even know how one can utter that word. Not joking. WinkyDink Nov 2015 #20
Not even in an academic setting? Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #39
"In the beginning was the Word". It's an ancient concept. WinkyDink Nov 2015 #46
So you wouldn't read aloud from "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #50
I don't understand. Why did she use the word? Oneironaut Nov 2015 #21
She said she hadn't seen it spray painted anywhere. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #27
You quoted something about a FERPA violation that was not in the article. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #29
It is in the complaint letter (the other link) exboyfil Nov 2015 #34
She's toast in academia. This will follow her forever. mwrguy Nov 2015 #33
Funny exboyfil Nov 2015 #35
It's better than working in THAT enviroment FrodosPet Nov 2015 #49
Many vaguaries in play here and lots of details not given. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #36
A rookie teaching mistake to be sure bluestateguy Nov 2015 #37
The controversy was over more than simply using the n-word in a discussion. LiberalAndProud Nov 2015 #40
Welp, THERE's academic freedom for you. hifiguy Nov 2015 #59
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