Comments on: Columbia Prez: Professors Should Not Use Podium as Ideological Platform http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/columbia_prez_professors_should_not_use_podium_as_ideological_platform/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:10:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ariel Beery http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/columbia_prez_professors_should_not_use_podium_as_ideological_platform/comment-page-1/#comment-40699 Ariel Beery Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:44:16 +0000 /?p=9768#comment-40699 The question isn't one of left or right, but how to make a better Academy where students are part of the process. Bollinger seems to be on the right track--let's see how he reacts to the Ad-Hoc committee's report. The question isn't one of left or right, but how to make a better Academy where students are part of the process. Bollinger seems to be on the right track--let's see how he reacts to the Ad-Hoc committee's report.

]]> By: Bachbone http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/columbia_prez_professors_should_not_use_podium_as_ideological_platform/comment-page-1/#comment-40246 Bachbone Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:19:33 +0000 /?p=9768#comment-40246 Bollinger must fear for his job. While at Univ. of Michigan, he was associated with every leftist cause possible. What happened at Columbia to change his spots? Bollinger must fear for his job. While at Univ. of Michigan, he was associated with every leftist cause possible. What happened at Columbia to change his spots?

]]> By: Just Me http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/columbia_prez_professors_should_not_use_podium_as_ideological_platform/comment-page-1/#comment-40243 Just Me Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:08:43 +0000 /?p=9768#comment-40243 I think this may be less of a problem to some degree by area of study, and by region, and maybe to a degree the type of school it is. Some of my classes I couldn't have told you what the politics were of my teachers, others I could. I had a women's issues class, which was good in some respects, but the teacher had an agenda and pushed it (very feminist), and I was a criminal justice major and some of my instructors let their politics come out some in their teaching, although we actually had a pretty good mix of conservative/liberals in my department, so the views were actually kind of balanced. I think where this is probably the most prevalent are in the various cultural/gender studies departments, and my only exposure resulted in a fairly biased presentation (although I can't say that the teacher held opposing views against you). I did have a biology teacher that was very anti Christian, and fairly offensive, but nothing was ever done about complaints, so those of us who were Christian just endured. He actually was a fairly good instructor as far as the subject was concerned, it was just a shame he couldn't keep his views on religion out of his lectures. I think this may be less of a problem to some degree by area of study, and by region, and maybe to a degree the type of school it is.

Some of my classes I couldn't have told you what the politics were of my teachers, others I could. I had a women's issues class, which was good in some respects, but the teacher had an agenda and pushed it (very feminist), and I was a criminal justice major and some of my instructors let their politics come out some in their teaching, although we actually had a pretty good mix of conservative/liberals in my department, so the views were actually kind of balanced.

I think where this is probably the most prevalent are in the various cultural/gender studies departments, and my only exposure resulted in a fairly biased presentation (although I can't say that the teacher held opposing views against you).

I did have a biology teacher that was very anti Christian, and fairly offensive, but nothing was ever done about complaints, so those of us who were Christian just endured. He actually was a fairly good instructor as far as the subject was concerned, it was just a shame he couldn't keep his views on religion out of his lectures.

]]> By: mike http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/columbia_prez_professors_should_not_use_podium_as_ideological_platform/comment-page-1/#comment-40223 mike Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:00:02 +0000 /?p=9768#comment-40223 Maybe I drank one to many beers as an undergrad or failed to show up for enough classes, but I never noticed the liberal bias on campus ---- in law school (despite the fact that the school I attend is conservative by law school standards; still liberal though) that I learned how biased some profs can be --- many are not but some are so biased that despite anonymous grading you had better write your answers in such a way as to ensure the prof thinks you are a bleeding heart liberal - it worked for me in a class w/ a very outspoken family law prof who bisexual who let her politics be known -- I sucked up my pride and wrote my answer as if I were a lesbian liberal ---- got the highest grade (and my answer was not even that good) --- bias in undergrad and grad? I am convinced. Maybe I drank one to many beers as an undergrad or failed to show up for enough classes, but I never noticed the liberal bias on campus ---- in law school (despite the fact that the school I attend is conservative by law school standards; still liberal though) that I learned how biased some profs can be --- many are not but some are so biased that despite anonymous grading you had better write your answers in such a way as to ensure the prof thinks you are a bleeding heart liberal
- it worked for me in a class w/ a very outspoken family law prof who bisexual who let her politics be known -- I sucked up my pride and wrote my answer as if I were a lesbian liberal ---- got the highest grade (and my answer was not even that good)
--- bias in undergrad and grad? I am convinced.

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