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Bobo got a fair amount of negative reaction to his proposal, I think this idea will die on the vine fairly quickly. Not a coincidence that it came from a social sciences dean - that's no shade on the social sciences, but rather on the academic culture specific to social sciences. I think he embarrassed himself.

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Good point. And I hope you are right…but then again the very roots of our vines seem to be drowning in a 100 year flood of bad ideas…and embarrassment seems to be the first emotion to have been drowned. I certainly welcome and appreciate this additional bit of negative press, cause I am in the camp that wants to save the academy as opposed to replacing it. I hope every little piece of this kind contributes to defenestrating the new wave of administrators and other unserious beings that are the true driving force behind all the nonsense. Meanwhile the ongoing creepy silence of so many serious faculty members disturbs me far more than the blathering of a tiny number of academically credentialed fellow travelers.

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Anyone whose name is Bobo would do well to take special care before publishing anything stupid.

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What a slimy hypocrite he is.

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I think everybody has to assess for themselves. It’s been clear to me for a few years now that where I live there is no longer freedom of speech for faculty. I retired.

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Your institution's loss, probably. I hope that you're enjoying your retirement.

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