http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/academia/ en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:17:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284913/posts It's often a topic of discussion among professors in the field of psychiatry and related fields. There is a growing influence by the pharmaceutical industry on research provided on it by those in academia. Often, junkets and seminars are paid for University psychiatry professors by the drug companies. In fact, the relationship is so close that it's unclear just how much the research these academics do on the drugs that pharmaceuticals develop. In fact, the relationship has gotten so cozy that their role as watchdog over the industry has likely been totally compromised. The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284913/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:17:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283521/posts All eyes will be on Chief Denver District Judge Larry Naves on Wednesday as he takes arguments at an all-day hearing for and against giving ousted professor Ward Churchill his job back at the University of Colorado. The hearing is the culmination of a lengthy dispute between CU and the controversial professor, who was fired two years ago. The judge has the option of ruling from the bench at the end of the hearing or issuing a written decision later. Neither the judge’s clerk nor the attorneys in the case would hazard a guess as to when Naves might announce... DailyCamera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283521/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:09:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283438/posts A University employee was charged by the FBI with child sex abuse June 24 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Frank Lombard, 42, associate director for the Health Inequalities Program at the Center for Heath Policy, is charged with enticing an undercover police officer over the Internet to take part in interstate travel in order to engage in an illegal sex act with a minor during a sting conducted by the FBI and Metropolitan Police Department for the District of Columbia's Child Exploitation Task Force, according to a news release from the FBI. According to The (Raleigh)... http://media.www.dukechronicle.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283438/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:21:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283148/posts Author’s Note - In response to my last two columns, 88 Duke University professors have issued a joint statement condemning gay racism at Duke. The professors wanted to shed light on the gay Duke Administrator accused of molesting his black adopted son. They believe his actions must be seen as one part of a larger set of pathologies at Duke. Their statement follows in its entirety:We are listening to our students. We’re also listening to the Durham community, to Duke Staff, and to each other. Regardless of the results of the police investigation, what is apparent everyday now is the... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283148/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:51:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282948/posts Durham, North Carolina–Demonites, feast your eyes upon Frank Lombard, associate director of the Center for Health Policy at Duke University. Now, how in the hell did such a prestigious fella end up gracing the pages of the Dreamin’ Demon? Unpaid parking tickets? Overdue library books? Jaywalking? Nah. Seems Mr. Lombard is quite the scummy perv. Lombard was recently arrested and charged with allegedly offering, over the Internet, to have an out-of-state pervert molest his adopted 5-year-old son. Heh…an accommodating and generous perv. How nice… http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282948/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:55:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282254/posts It all began on a hot southern summer day on Indigo Creek Trail much like an episode of one of those to catch a predator shows that are so popular these days and leave honest folk with their mouths slack from incredulity and disgust with the only difference being that instead of a perp coming to a decoy house stocked with fresh made lemonade or sweet tea, cameras, and an moralizing media finger wagger the authorities were instead coming to the house of one Frank Lombard and his male house mate. Frank was a successful gay man so much so... http://www.rpvnetwork.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282254/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:56:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281668/posts  Gay Duke University Official Molested Black Adopted Son, Pimped son to Cop http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281668/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281373/posts Associate director of Duke University's Center for Health Policy, Frank Lombard, was recently arrested by the FBI and charged with offering up his adopted 5-year-old African American son for sex to an undercover cop. Lombard admitted to molesting his own adopted son to the undercover officer in an online chat room under the user name "Perv Dad for Fun". He invited the under cover officer to travel to North Carolina to rape his already-molested adopted son. Lombard faces 20 years in prison if convicted but is not eligible for the death penalty.Lombard bragged to the detective that “the abuse of... http://www.rpvnetwork.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281373/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281243/posts A new and even more scandalous rape allegation has surfaced at Duke University. Yet the usual media and campus PC crowd are keeping mighty quiet. Identity politics apparently trumps all sense of outrage. Of course, after the disgraceful media and university reaction to the phony allegations against Duke Lacrosse team members, it is wise avoid jumping to conclusions, but the comparative silence on the current case is nonetheless remarkable, considering how many particulars of the case were left out of the main AP account. Mike Adams, writing on Townhall, lays out the facts the MSM won't: Frank Lombard is the... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281243/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281066/posts It looks like Duke University has another rape case on its hands. This one may hurt the university nearly as much as the one that rocked its campus back in 2006. Unlike the previous case, this one appears to involve a credible confession of sexual abuse. Like the previous case, crucial facts are already being filtered through the prism of identity politics. Frank Lombard is the associate director of Duke’s Center for Health Policy. The university administrator was recently arrested by the FBI and charged with offering up his adopted 5-year-old son for sex. I tried to contact Frank Lombard... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281066/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:12:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277870/posts Even if the "stimulus" package doesn't seem to be doing much to stimulate the economy, it is certainly stimulating many potential recipients of government money to start lining up at the trough. All you need is something that sounds like a "good thing" and the ability to sell the idea. A perennial "good thing" is education. So it is not surprising that leaders of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities have come out with an assertion that "the U.S. should set a goal of college degrees for at least 55 percent of its young adults by 2025." Nothing... Creators Syndicate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277870/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:24:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277629/posts A Kansas teacher says he was wrongfully terminated for his conservative views. Tim Latham has been teaching history and U.S. Government for over 19 years. But after teaching for just one year in the Lawrence School District in Lawrence, Kansas, Latham says his contract was not renewed because school officials did not like his conservative views -- particularly a teacher website that Latham hosted and paid for himself. A teacher coach confronted him on that issue. "She had concerns about it. I've never had a complaint about it -- nothing but compliments. Parents love it because of their access to... one news now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277629/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:53:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277522/posts Harvard University announced this morning that it plans to lay off 275 staff members as the college grapples with budget pressures caused by a precipitous endowment decline. boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277522/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277015/posts OK, before you get your knickers in a twist, let's put the CEO's comments into context. Vineet Nayar, the highly respected CEO of HCL Technologies, one of India's hottest IT services vendors, was speaking this morning in New York City to an audience of about 50 customers and partners when he related a recent experience with an education official in a large U.S. state. The official wanted to know why HCL, a $2.5 billion (revenue) company with more than 3,000 people across 21 offices in 15 states, wasn't hiring more people in his state. Vineet's short answer: because most American... Information Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277015/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:40:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276279/posts Former McHenry County College President Walt Packard did not leave his post over an ailing wife. He was pushed out by the MCC board, two trustees said. In late February, the college announced that Packard was stepping down to take care of his sick wife and assuming the role of president emeritus. That wasn’t the whole story. Northwest Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276279/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:26:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272942/posts The Miami Herald explains that the FBI was reluctant to arrest and prosecute Americans who spied for Cuba until after Cuba shot down two Brothers to the Rescue planes, killing four Americans. It also indicates that Cuban intelligence was badly damaged when Army General Arnaldo Ochoa was executed for drug running and the Ministry of Interior, the agency in charge of Cuba's security was purged. the American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272942/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:50:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271150/posts Former CU professor will appear on 'Stories from the Edge of Free Speech' on June 29. The controversial academic-misconduct case surrounding Ward Churchill will be prominently featured in an upcoming documentary about free speech that is scheduled to air later this month on HBO. Key players in the case, including Churchill, are interviewed for the documentary, called "Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech." CU system Ken McConnellogue, in an interview, said that the school fired Churchill because he did not meet academic standards. DailyCamera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271150/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:07:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268963/posts Global Warming Consensus Melts by: Evan Sumortin, June 10, 2009 In Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth, he assures the public that the “[global warming] debate in the scientific community is over.” The Heartland Institute disagrees. On June 2nd, 2009 the Institute hosted its Third International Conference on Climate Change, touting an impressive speakers list that included scientists, economists, and politicians. Their stated mission was to challenge the “consensus” on global warming. Dr. Richard Lindzen, a Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has spoken at the conference since its inception. Each time, he confronted the alleged scientific... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268963/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:48:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2268050/posts My oh my, what would the critics, the Civil War publications, publishers, and bloggers do if it weren't for the bad boys of the Confederacy and those who study them and also those who wish to honor their ancestors who fought for the Confederacy? Old Virginia Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2268050/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:47:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265403/posts WASHINGTON — The First Amendment guarantees Americans the right to free speech. The Second Amendment guarantees the right to possess firearms. ----------------------------cut------------------------- Many gun-rights advocates are arguing that college campuses, which are supposed to be open to diversity of thought, provocative dialogue, politics and protest, are hardly bastions of free speech when it comes to discussing firearms. "The fact is, the topic is so explosive," said Robert Shibley, spokesman for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which tracks discriminatory practices against students involved in conservative issues on campus. They've been dealing with "more and more" complaints about efforts... fox news.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265403/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:39:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266153/posts Yale may have turned a similar departmental chair down, but longtime football rival Harvard University is set to proceed with the establishment of a chair for visiting scholars of GLBT studies. [Snip] Other critics had little use for either history or theory. At conservative chat site Free Republic.com, the academic issues took a back seat to but the sexual stereotypes that flew thick and fast. The site’s enlightened discourse followed a parenthetical exclamation of, "Ha!" after the NY Times headline, which read, "Harvard to Endow Chair in Gay Studies," as well as a photo of an upside-down stool accompanied... (Boston) Edge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266153/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:59:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264947/posts The University of Colorado’s flagship campus will cut $12.9 million from its budget, partly by eliminating 75 faculty and staff positions, trimming its investments in long-term plans and slowing down the pace that it replaces its computers and campus technology. There are smaller budget-trimming chores, too — employees are even being asked to take out their own trash to save on garbage services. CU-Boulder’s operating budget is about $500 million. DailyCamera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264947/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:21:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264430/posts Boston - Ivy League university Harvard is to endow a professorship of gay, lesbian and transgender studies, the organisers have said. The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus announced that the USD 1.5 million chair, funded by members and supporters of the group, will "enable Harvard to regularly invite eminent scholars studying issues related to sexual minorities." The first visiting faculty member is expected to be appointed for the fall of 2010 and will teach at the university's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, usually in affiliation with the women's studies committee, the announcement said on Wednesday. The chair is to be... The Indian Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264430/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 06:30:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263532/posts Harvard University will endow a visiting professorship in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies, a position that, it believes, will be the first endowed, named chair in the subject at an American college. The visiting professorship, which the university is planning to announce formally as part of commencement exercises on Thursday, was made possible by a gift of $1.5 million from the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus. With the gift, Harvard said it would regularly invite “eminent scholars studying issues related to sexuality or sexual minorities” to teach on campus for one semester, according to a draft of a university... NY TImes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263532/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:00:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261660/posts The Webster School on Holly Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., has a tradition going back almost 130 years. It has a rousing song ("Webster School is great as can be / Teachers, parents, friends and family ..."). It boasts a commitment to creativity, opportunity and diversity, three qualities that qualify it as an emblem of the nation's greatest and most enduring values. And it was named for one of the greatest exemplars of the American idea, Daniel Webster. All of which makes it all the more remarkable, all the more startling, all the more troubling, that the Webster School will... Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261660/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 16:49:50 GMT