Critical Mass, written by Erin O'Connor, is one of the best blogs on the planet. O'Connor is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and provides "commentary on the state of American academe". The mission of Critical Mass, she says,
"is to track moments of monumental malfeasance on campus--whether administrative, pedagogical, or scholarly; practical or ideological; individual or collective--and to reflect on what they mean for the future of education, intellect, free inquiry, and philosophical diversity in the U.S."
That includes tracking and reporting on the many abuses of free speech and academic freedom perpetrated on our college campuses by way of "speech codes", "free speech zones" and other manifestations of the tyranny that is political correctness in academia.
In recent months, and especially within the past week, she has documented the story of John Bonnell, "the Macomb Community College English professor whose occasional use of profanity in the classroom has made him the target of a sustained administrative witch hunt at his school". I'll simply recommend that you start here, and then read her other posts from 11/5 -11/9 for the Bonnell story. And check back often. The service she provides by exposing these abuses is valuable and necessary.
Posted by dan at November 11, 2003 12:01 PM