UCLA Students Urged to Expose 'Radical' Professors

rts008 writes to tell us Reuters is reporting that a conservative alumni group is working hard to expose 'radical professors'. The group is a creation of 2003 UCLA graduate, Andrew Jones, who stated that he runs the organization on his own with $22,000 in private donations. From the article: "Jones told Reuters he is out to 'restore an atmosphere of respectful political discourse on campus' and says his efforts are aimed at academics who proselytize students from either side of the ideological spectrum, conservative or liberal. 'We are concerned solely with indoctrination, one-sided presentation of ideological controversies and unprofessional classroom behavior,' Jones said on his Web site." The tactics used by Jones and his group are raising quite a few questions, however, offering to pay students for recordings or teaching materials that could provide 'evidence' against professors in question.

Comments

Sorry, I'm old school

[CrazyJim1]

When someone mentions a radical professor, I'm thinking of one pulling a 360 on a skateboard in a half pipe.

But once you got someone pegged as radical, what do you do then? Just warn kids picking classes about him? Or what?

Re:Sorry, I'm old school

[east coast]

When someone mentions a radical professor, I'm thinking of one pulling a 360 on a skateboard in a half pipe.

D00d, 360z aren't rad. NE 8 yr old can 360. UR limp Nless you can 720 w/o fail.

At last, step 3!

[MarkusQ]

At last, we can fill in the missing step!

The Professor's Secret Plan To Wealth

1. Tell your students to bring tape recorders to your next lecture
2. Read Marx to them
3. Tell them you will tell them were they can sell their tapes for $100 if they split it with you.
4. Profit!

--MarkusQ

In a postmodern world -- could work

[smchris]

I've heard of professors who dress up in period costume. Maybe Political Science 101 should be taught by four professors dressed as Stalin, Hitler, Jefferson and Robert Owen each defending their systems.

In just a nod to modern rationalism, it would nonetheless be nice if there were a fifth professor to provide commentary.

Re:Bias in academia

[blair1q]

"I did not say that conservatives tend to be stupid people. I said that stupid people tend to be conservative."
-John Stuart Mill

Re:Hey, the right to speek freely...

[Timothy Brownawell]

There is no good reason to go around recording UCLA professors

I've heard (unsubstantiated) stories of students doing this so they can sleep through class and not miss as much.

Tim