What the country needs now is a congressional investigation into the hiring and granting of tenure procedures of American Universities. The Ward Churchill hullaballoo is just a sign of where most of these universities are at. Illuminating the policies of these universities would be and eye opener for the American people and the alumni of these once prestigious schools. How can the faculty be so lopsided to the left is a conundrum. Why would schools give a stage to bomb throwers of the sixties but refuse to give the same stage to conservatives. It would be interesting to see the fifth amendment protection being invoked when some of these professors are asked if they are for the violent overthrow of the U.S. Government. The very least this would do is educate the American people and the Alumni what they are letting their children in for. The pollution of young minds. I think you would see a rapid change in their hiring policies<br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>The Ward Churchill hullaballoo is just a sign of where most of these universities are at.<p><hr></blockquote><p>prove it. <br><br>here's a snippet of something i read recently that reveals that folks like churchill are not common:<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Only 5 percent of CU's professors receive tenure without a terminal degree. churchill is among them.<p><hr></blockquote><p>denver post<br><br>the only person granted tenure without a terminal degree in my department was a principal and school administrator for well over 20 years. and, he now teaches school leadership courses. <br><br>i'd like to see you support your claim and then i'd be happy to continue this discussion. i might even agree with you, but i think you're making the claim out of ignorance and i think the rest of your post is too goofy to even address.<br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

Duh I never mentioned there PHD.S <br>Only 5 percent of CU's professors receive tenure without a terminal degree. churchill is among them.<br><br>I would like to know how so many leftist whackos end up in the university systems. Or do you deny the fact that these people exist. Just because you have a doctorate or phd doesent menn yo are not a whacko.<br><br>

You couldn't be more wrong... sean is INDEED a whacko!<br><br><br><br><br>

at least now you're asking for information instead of just throwing around ignorant accusations. <br><br>i think most faculty around the country leans to the left in how they vote. i also think most faculty are professional enough not to allow their politics to influence their teaching. being liberal (or conservative) does not automatically equal the claims you're making. but, i'd like to see you support some of those claims.<br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

hey, at least i am a wacko who keeps good company here.<br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

Why does everything these days raise calls of "get a Congressional investigation". Churchill is/was a jerk, get over it.<br><br>As to why is academia so left wing biased?<br>- Right wing sees competition as a good thing and generally scores points with money earned. No money in teaching, therefore the rightwingers head to Wall Street and leave teaching alone.<br>- Left wing scores on how much of other peoples money they can spend. Schooling in the US is an huge black hole that millions of dollars is dumped into with very little observable improvement.<br><br>

I don't think there should be any sort of investigation, but I also think the tenure system should be abolished. Make it like the private sector: pay and advancement for performance. <br><br>As for Ward Churchill...leave him right where he is! In fact, promote him....have him blog for the DNC and star in their commercials, too!<br><br>

Isn't this an issue for the universities themselves along with the state governments that oversee them? I don't think the fed has any business here.<br><br>-- Charlie Alpha Roger Yankee Whiskey