Says UW Provost Patrick Farrell. "Some are upset about Mr. Barrett's viewpoints on 9/11 and don't want to pay much attention to what makes for a quality educational experience."It must be especially frustrating for someone like Althouse. Can you imagine the level of peer scrutiny she went through compared to Barrett?
Upset? Viewpoints? Farrell goes for a lightweight, breezy tone, making no effort to engage with his critics, who -- I dare say -- aren't going to believe that Farrell is paying "much attention to what makes for a quality educational experience."
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Conspiracy theory part of "a quality educational experience"
UW Professor Ann Althouse is a little frustrated with UW Provost Patrick Farrell's casual dismissal of those demanding the firing of conspiracist Kevin Barrett. Althouse writes,