Profs, don't force your students to lobby
When I first read about this case, I didn't blog about it. It was so self-evidently monstrous that I really had nothing to add. In spite of that, I didn't have much hope for Emily Brooker. I figured the admin would stonewall, the case would grind through the courts, and end 3 years from now with an official apology from Missouri State and a slap on the wrist for Prof. Frank G. Kauffman.
Well, evidently Missouri State felt that its good name had been besmirched, and an investigation was in order. And on completion of that investigation, the U. announced its "official apology": that it
would "clear Brooker's official record," and pay damages of $9,000. It also agreed to "waive academic fees at Missouri State University, or in lieu thereof, reimburse an amount equal to two years of degree work toward a Master of Social Work degree" at costs estimated at $12,000, "plus Brooker will receive $3,000 per year in living expense for two years of graduate education."
The "slap on the wrist"?
The school's answer was to ...require Kauffman to resign from his administrative duties. He also was ordered onto a non-teaching leave for the rest of the semester,
Wow...they take academic freedom seriously at MSU.
Comments
Posted by: study habit
Posted on: January 8, 2007 05:05 PM
Very interesting point made there. It's interesting to see how these new "trends" arise. How would you say the current situation will develop?
Do you think we will we see an increase in these kind of activities?
Posted by: Jeffrey Quick
Posted on: January 9, 2007 08:27 AM
No, I think it's a movement that's cresting already. 60s-indoctrinated profs will be retiring soon, and many of their ideological replacements were aborted.