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3/24/2004

Yeah, Alleged, That's It

Yeah, Alleged, That's It

I think the final paragraph of this article says it all.

Summary: the Georgia legislature passed a non-binding bill "urging" universities "encourages schools to recognize and promote intellectual diversity on campus".

But Lib professors don't like it because:

Students fight alleged political prejudice

"We feel it's OK for a teacher to talk about political perspectives as long as it's done in a learning situation," Harty said. "Not to the point where you're attacking the ability of someone else to express an opinion."

In other words, politics in the classroom is fine unless it isn't liberal or "attacking."

"Present everything you want in a biased way, just don't yell" seems to be the message.