Re: Re: (Fwd) Complaint about violation of academic freedom in hiring

2001-04-05 Thread christian11
>It wasn't pleasant. It wasn't persuasive. And it seemed to indicate a very different >attitude--an immoral attitude--toward education and the diffusion of knowledge >compared to, say, what Charles Vest was able to get his faculty to agree to in their >Open Courseware Initiative: You're compar

RE: Re: (Fwd) Complaint about violation of academic freedom in hiring

2001-04-05 Thread Eric Nilsson
Brad wrote: > ... David Noble's fear of "Digital > Diploma Mills" . . .shows gaping holes in > his ability to construct a > logical argument... but then we read Brad's 'logical argument' undercutting the flaws of Noble's writing: >It wasn't pleasant. It > wasn't persuasive. And it > seemed to in

(Fwd) Complaint about violation of academic freedom in hiring

2001-04-02 Thread phillp2
I think all North American academics should be aware of this travesty of academic freedom and human rights. Paul Phillips, Economics, University of Manitoba --- Forwarded message follows --- Date sent: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:07:59 -0800 To: (Recipient list