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Thread #160923   Message #3823517
Posted By: Greg F.
29-Nov-16 - 12:20 PM
Thread Name: BS: Our Apology
Subject: RE: BS: Our Apology
SIEG HEIL! HEIL TRUMP!

A new website that accuses nearly 200 college professors of advancing "leftist propaganda in the classroom" and discriminating against conservative students has been criticized as a threat to academic freedom.

The site, "Professor Watchlist", which first appeared Nov. 21, says it names those instructors who "advance a radical agenda in lecture halls."

"We aim to post professors who have records of targeting students for their viewpoints, forcing students to adopt a certain perspective, and/or abuse or harm students in any way for standing up for their beliefs," wrote Matt Lamb, an organizer of the site.

The Professor Watchlist is a project of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization that says its mission is to educate students about "true free market values." Charlie Kirk, its founder and executive director, wrote in a blog post that "it's no secret that some of America's college professors are totally out of line" and that it was time to expose them.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/professor-watchlist-is-see