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Date: Jul 2, 2006

You're wrong because you are a liberal professor

Date: Jul 2, 2006

A good university president helps the community understand what professors do and what its value is. S/he explains what research contributes to their quality of life--whether it be basic or applied--whether it be in the sciences or the humanties. S/he understands and explains what the arts contribute to our lives.

Date: Jul 2, 2006

The above letter could have easily been written by USM's president.

Date: Jul 2, 2006

A good university president helps the community understand what professors do and what its value is. S/he explains what research contributes to their quality of life--whether it be basic or applied--whether it be in the sciences or the humanties. S/he understands and explains what the arts contribute to our lives.

What does this have to do with a professor's political philosophy? A Ph.D. scientist has no more or less insight into politics than the average citizen. Moreover, writing a letter to the paper on politics and signing it with your academic title is a bit arrogant since the newspaper is not an academic publication.

Date: Jul 2, 2006

Cossack wrote:

... A Ph.D. scientist has no more or less insight into politics than the average citizen. ...

Me thinks generous Cossack gives too much credit to the average citizen of Mississippi. Just consider how many can't or won't read. It's a rather large percentage. When a MD writes a letter no one seems to mind when they sign their name "Dr. Joe Blow, MD".

P.S. Breaking News: People on Psychology tell me that Cossack is NOT always right, but is usually right (wing).

Date: Jul 2, 2006

Joker wrote:

Cossack wrote:
... A Ph.D. scientist has no more or less insight into politics than the average citizen. ...

Me thinks generous Cossack gives too much credit to the average citizen of Mississippi. Just consider how many can't or won't read. It's a rather large percentage. When a MD writes a letter no one seems to mind when they sign their name "Dr. Joe Blow, MD".
P.S. Breaking News: People on Psychology tell me that Cossack is NOT always right, but is usually right (wing).

Then those "people" need to read more closely and think more deeply and they will see the error of their ways!

Date: Jul 2, 2006

Cossack wrote:

What does this have to do with a professor's political philosophy? A Ph.D. scientist has no more or less insight into politics than the average citizen. Moreover, writing a letter to the paper on politics and signing it with your academic title is a bit arrogant since the newspaper is not an academic publication.

When I looked at Bob Regl's letter again, I did not see that he signed his name with his academic title. If you look at the online archives, it looks like the paper added this information. Disclaimer: I know the Regls and think highly of them, though I disagree with Bob on this issue.

Date: Jul 3, 2006

H.A.--Regl has been found out
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060703/OPINION03/607030321/1014/OPINION

"We finally know who Robert Regl is. He is a far left college professor"

Date: Jul 3, 2006

Glad I left.

I am glad you left also. You get to be a compassionate understanding person elsewhere. Your kindness and compassion should be shared with more than Mississippi.

Date: Jul 3, 2006

Like LVN, I am happy to know Bob Regl. One of the many ironies of branding him as a "far-left professor" is that he was only in academe for--if I remember correctly--something like 10 years. He then went to work for industry or, as many would probably say, in the "real world."

Sheesh.

JL