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Civil liberties for students.(Scan: Short news and commentary)
Many parents and students have come to realize that left-wing professors and administrators set the tone in most of academe. But how to restore some balance to universities grown hostile to middle-class values?
Enter David Horowitz, the firebrand former Marxist who turned rightward some years ago. He is attempting to moderate academic politics by taking the case straight to those he thinks are best-positioned to get results: state legislators and U.S. congressmen.
His vehicle is an Academic Bill of Rights whose language wouldn't raise an eyebrow on a more level playing field: "All faculty shall be hired, fired, promoted, and granted tenure on the basis of their competence and appropriate knowledge in their field of their expertise.... No faculty shall be hired or fired or denied promotion or tenure on the basis of his or her political or religious beliefs."
On grading, it states that "Students will be graded solely on the basis of their reasoned answers and appropriate knowledge of the subjects and disciplines they study, not on the basis of their political or religious beliefs" And regarding campus speakers: "Selection of speakers, ...
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- Sami al-Arian, the politics of injury, and the Academic Bill of Rights.
- Magazine article from: College Literature Goodman, Robin Truth September 22, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 3, 2006 700+ words
...his newly inked Academic Bill of Rights, a plan the radical...researching legislation right away." A few months...Since then, the Academic Bill of Rights, which says students...resolutions supporting the Academic Bill of Rights. In April, Princeton...
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- Magazine article from: The Nation Mattson, Kevin April 4, 2005 700+ words
...political victory, the right has gone hunting...is promoting an "academic bill of rights" in state legislatures...campaign." They're right. A right-wing infrastructure...re pushing the academic bill of rights, which they argue...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times September 15, 2003 700+ words
...their support behind the "Academic Bill of Rights," a document drawn up...quotas from the start. The Academic Bill of Rights wouldn't force universities...John Andrews said. How the Academic Bill of Rights would be implemented remains...
- College Faculty Testify for PSEA, NEA On So-Called Academic Freedom Legislation.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 1, 2006 700+ words
...views. The concept of an "academic bill of rights" is part of a national effort...fear that the so-called 'academic bill of rights' will stifle the abilities...intellectual freedom is a basic right and essential to preserving...
