The Present Illness The Professor Will See You Now (If They Still Have a Job)
In this week's episode, Drs. Salles and Burgart perform a critical examination of academic freedom under attack, focusing on the viral case of an Oklahoma pre-med student who's created a fever pitch of controversy by turning in shoddy work and targeting her transgender professor. The doctors dissect how right-wing influencers are turning classroom disagreements into national culture war symptoms, with concerning implications for academia's immune system.
Our hosts investigate the alarming trend of politically-motivated complaints against university professors. From Indiana University to Texas A&M, faculty are experiencing acute cases of administrative panic when confronted with student outrage—often resulting in terminal employment outcomes.
Fact Check: The correct way to reference people from Somalia is Somali, not Somalian. We apologize for the error!
Links
- Here’s more about Samantha Fulnecky and the story at the University of Oklahoma
- Here’s more about the instructor (Jessica Adams) who was removed from teaching her class at Indiana University
- Here’s more about the instructor (Melissa McCoul) who was fired at Texas A&M and the findings of the faculty committee that reviewed what happened
- Jennifer Freyd’s DARVO concept - Deny-Attack-Reverse Victim and Offender
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- Here’s one of Haley Dortch’s videos. You’re welcome!
- Somebody, Somewhere on HBO
- How I escaped MAGA! Critical thinking woke me up.
- Nurse Johnn on being unprofessional
- Here’s Jeff Hiller’s book Actress of a Certain Age
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Credits
- Production by Arghavan Salles and Alyssa Burgart
- Editing by Alyssa Burgart
- Theme Music by Joseph Uphoff
- Social Media by Arghavan Salles