Comments on: HAS EDUCATION AT USF BECOME TOO POLITICIZED?

By: Tony Fels

Tony Fels — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 04:50:40 +0000

Jake McGoldrick defends his actions on behalf of the unfairly fired adjunct Politics professor on strictly legal grounds. But this professor’s firing signified an ethical failing, not a legal failing, on USF’s part. The professor was accused by a student of a wrongdoing that he forcefully denied. When challenged to defend her accusation in an impartial proceeding, the accuser dropped the charge. But the department and administration proceeded as if the charge were true. No apology was made, and the professor was not rehired. Since the professor had never taken the step to become a member of the adjunct faculty Preferred Hiring Pool, it is true that he had no legal recourse. But one would hope that an adjunct faculty union would champion the ethical right of a successful, longstanding professor not to be cast aside based on unsubstantiated allegations and political prejudices.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:52:28 +0000

While I cannot speak to the current hiring or retention practices of USF, as I graduated more than a decade ago, I support the plea to instill in the student body a well-rounded, diverse perspective on various areas of study and pursuit. What that means is that all sides of the issue at hand must be fairly and accurately presented by the faculty at USF, so as to ensure that a singularized agenda is not presented in the classroom. Our country currently is plagued by a divisive political construct that insists on black-and-white allegiances (and I am not using or limiting this verbiage in/to a racial context) where there often are none. What we need is dialogue. Open and unobstructed dialogue. Life, choices and thinking are nuanced and depend on the integration and balancing of multiple factors, and our education system should recognize that.

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:26:45 +0000

Will USF please publish the comments that I, along with many others, have posted in support of this article? Or are ad hominem attacks on an outstanding USF professor the only ones the moderator allows through? “Free speech and tolerance”… unless your view is not in agreement with the Cultural Marxist revolution flourishing in USF.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 03:42:05 +0000

Professor,

I was a former student of yours. I vividly remember your class on American history, and I wanted to thank you for the fine education I received from you.

Furthermore, know that you have your supporters. You are making a brave fight against a movement that is an intellectual cul de sac. One can hardly speak out against this movement without being accused of racism, as if asking for an objective approach to America’s history of racial division and union is inherently racist.

Your article will fall on many deaf ears, but hopefully it can reach some minds that are not too far gone.

By: One thought on the comment above.

One thought on the comment above. — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:14:46 +0000

Fels is a great professor. Your comment is childish, pretty, and has absolutely nothing to do with this article. Assuming you associate with “the left,” shouldn’t you preach understanding and encourage individuality? Or is that just for people who believe what you believe.

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