Comments on: Blogger Denied Tenure

By: Disenchanted Observer

Disenchanted Observer — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:19:37 +0000

I am barely containing rage about the recent Drezner event. An interesting blog, "Solitude and Hope" (http://disembedded.blogspot.com/) has a post describing this event and a pattern of others that have occurred during the past year. It appears that all is not at all well beneath the facade that the University of Chicago presents to the public.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:37:54 +0000

It strikes me as an interesting way to silence a POV they disagree with.

Is this making sure that only real liberals ever get to that plateau?

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:25:09 +0000

Don't know about the tenure issue, but Drezner's Blog is excellent, worth checking out if you have not read it before.

By: Sherman Dorn

Sherman Dorn — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:54:41 +0000

Hi, Ivan Tribble! Or, at least, that's the impression you give here. If you're right, then not only should Chicago have denied Taylor tenure, because he blogged, but they should deny everyone tenure because they might blog. Heck, let's just stop hiring altogether, in the fear that someone, someday, might choose to blog. Oh, wait. That last bit of ad absurdum reasoning came from Drezner himself. Never mind it's sound. It's probably the post that got him kiboshed.

By: Below The Beltway

Below The Beltway — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:11:16 +0000

Putting Things In Perspective

There's been much talk around the blogosphere today about Daniel Drezner's announcement on Friday that he was denied tenure at the University of Chicago and at least some speculation that the blog had something to do with it.

By: Don Singleton

Don Singleton — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:02:01 +0000

Denied Tenure

I regret that he did not get tenure, but the Blogosphere has been a better place because of his contributions.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:51:18 +0000

His discipline, Poli Sci, is undistinguished and has contributed nothing of value to society or human knowledge.

Somehow, I doubt his tenure committee saw it that way.

FTR, I like Drezner's blog, I'm sorry he was denied tenure, and I hope he gets a much better job elsewhere. And if the tenure committee let the blog weigh against him, then their notion of what a professor should be is a terrible one. Drezner has done a great deal to educate the public and to demonstrate the relevance of academic study to real-world problems.

By: DL

DL — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:07:59 +0000

Ah! Said the sage," ... but, whatis tenure compared to truth."

Sorry, I couldn't resist making one up, after realizing that some levity was needed here!
You bloggers really take it on the chin, don't you?

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:16:45 +0000

You are so wrong. In the first place, how can you comment about Drezner's blog without reading it? Secondly, if U of C made their decision for the reasons stated by you, they are fools. His discipline, Poli Sci, is undistinguished and has contributed nothing of value to society or human knowledge. Thirdly, it is kind of scary to think that untenured academics, usually the younger and brighter members of the profession, and who have more day to day contact with students, must hide their identities when communicating with the world outside the ivory tower. This post really diminished my opinion of you.

By: Signifying Nothing

Signifying Nothing — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 04:20:13 +0000

Drezner Denial Discussion

The University of Chicago?s decision to deny tenure to Dan Drezner has predictably led to quite a bit of discussion; the highlights (as far as I?ve seen): Steven Taylor expresses confidence that Dan will land on his feet and considers the question, ?do...