Comments on: Money Talks, Academic Freedom Walks

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:55:47 +0000

Of much more value than the predictable reaction on the Left to commonplace treatment by the Left of the heretical (a.k.a. non-PC), particularly on college campuses, are statements in the professor's defense by non-liberals, here. '

By: domajot

domajot — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:48:15 +0000

Sam would have a point if this were a completely independent law school, like the one founded by Falwell. As it operates under the UC umbrella, however,the political whims of the board deserve public scrutiny.and concern.

I wonder what the reaction would be if a conservative were fired for openly stated political reasons anywhere in the coutnry. I hear cries of ‘vast left bias in academia!’

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:44:46 +0000

1) This is pretty baseless assertion.

2) They can hire or fire whoever they want.

3) Even if some bigwig wants to finance his own legal school with specific folks, so what? Its not like he ran Erwin Chemerinsky out of the business.