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If you are suggesting that this guy wrote a paper espousing what it does, but he doesnt include this in his teachings, I would agree with you.
That, however, flies in the face of common sense, especially when its YOU that is screaming that he be allowed to say/do/feel what he wants, all under the umbrella of "academic freedom".
If he doesnt believe what he wrote, ergo, wouldnt then teach it to his students, then why write it?
Honestly, where is the common sense in that entire stance you are taking?
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As I said in an earlier post, find me a citation where it's shown that students have complained about the content of his lectures, that he discourages dissenting opinions in his classroom, etc., and I'll gladly change my tune. I'm only basing my opinions on what has been reported in the media.
As such, I believe he's well within his rights of academic freedom by publishing that paper, as the restriction as stated by that footnote only impacts on what he's permitted to say in his classroom.
And even then, it specifically states that academic freedom only doesn't extend to off-topic discussions of a controversial nature. It's likely that even if he did present his opinions as written in his paper to his students, it would likely be relevent to his course. That restriction, as I mentioned earlier, exists to prevent situations where a physics or engineering prof would rant against Bush during class, for instance. If that same prof was teaching a political science class, it would probably be considered perfectly acceptable.