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Haven't read much of the thread, but has this been mentioned? Very excited for it.
https://twitter.com/Andrewmd5/status/756667918516097024Wikileaks
http://reason.com/blog/2016/10/10/uva-prof-agrees-to-leave-of-absence-afte"I don't agree with this comment—Black Lives Matter is bringing much-needed attention to important issues like police brutality, even if I disagree with some of their more extreme tactics and views about wealth redistribution. Obviously, BLM is not a domestic terrorist organization on par with the Klu Klux Klan.But if Muir thinks so, that's his right. The proper response is to criticize him, not censor him."
Yeah, if you're a professor at the University of Virginia saying stupid crap that's also politically charged, in a public forum, should get you fired. Employing someone as a professor, whip clearly isn't an intellectual, is bad for business.
Quote from: MakeItRain on October 12, 2016, 01:30:15 PMYeah, if you're a professor at the University of Virginia saying stupid crap that's also politically charged, in a public forum, should get you fired. Employing someone as a professor, whip clearly isn't an intellectual, is bad for business.haven't read the article, but that's exactly why tenure was invented, so professors could say political stuff in public forums without getting fired. i strongly agree with tenure and the principle behind it.
regardless of whether or not he had tenure and academic freedom generally, it's still a case of the government punishing one of its employees based on the content of his speech. if this was a private school, this wouldn't raise my eyebrow at all. but would UVA have fired him if he came out with adamant support of BLM? if not, that seems like textbook viewpoint discrimination to me.if I were him i'd be on the horn with the ACLU this afternoon.