Reply #130: How about DePaul.... [View All]

if you could get in? Here's why you should care about this. Without academic freedom, we might as well not have universities. This issue is not so much aboutj "one professor." It's about maintaining academic freedom.

Now, as far as funding---why don't you enlighten us on your "views" of funding schools like DePaul. Here's a hint for you: It's a Catholic University. (Private) It's a university run by a BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Research grants are used to fund RESEARCH. They are not used to pay the light bill, or to pay the salaries of professors in the CLA's of universities, etc.

Tenured professors at colleges and universities spend YEARS (and a helluva lot of money, blood, sweat and tears) getting the required education. This includes Masters and PhD programs, writing disserations, etc. After that, IF they are good enough and fortunate enough to be hired at an institution of higher learning, they spend several more YEARS, working very hard, teaching, publishing, serving in other capacities, etc....and, at LOWER SALARIES than a lot of tenured high school teachers make. Once they are tenured, then salaries tend to go up...the reward for jobs well done.

It's earned.

Now, again, as far as this specific case is concerned, the story is about academic freedom, which, if you ever go to college or have children who go to college, you want to make damned sure their professors have. Otherwise, the "education" they receive will be diluted, and the degree they earn won't be worth the paper on which it is printed.

Now, tell us, Elspeth---what are YOUR educational credentials that give you such great insight into how the academy functions?