June 02, 2004

Tenured bigots blackball job applicants. Prof. Mike Adams -- "It didn�t take long for me to realize that religion was used against some applicants seeking employment at UNC-Wilmington. In the fall of 1993, just a couple of months after starting my job, a social work professor dubbed an applicant �too religious� during an applicant screening meeting in the faculty lunch room. When I heard the remark (as I was seated at the table where the screening was taking place) I was shocked. This was despite the fact that I considered myself an atheist. But it wasn�t my place to speak up as I was not officially on the committee. Over the next few years, I did manage to serve on a number of hiring committees .. During those first few years, I heard and recorded a number of instances of direct and indirect religious and political discrimination ..

*In 1996, the label �too religious� was attached to an applicant who had graduated from a religious institution.

*In 1996, the label �too conservative� was attached to an applicant who had written an article for a conservative publication.

*In 1996, the label �too much of a family man� was attached to an applicant who was married and had several children before the age of 30.

*In 1997, a feminist objected to another female candidate after having dinner with the applicant and her husband. She specifically complained that the applicant�s husband played �too dominant a role in the marriage.�

*In 2001, a job candidate was asked the following question during an interview: �Who did you vote for in the 2000 election?�

.. A tenured UNCW English professor recently tried to convince me that the absence of a single Republican in their department of 31 full-time faculty members was just a coincidence. Thanks to David Horowitz and others, the public now knows better. .. Instead of speaking out publicly, I would love to work towards an internal resolution of these problems. But that can�t happen until the university admits that the problems exist. Besides that, I haven�t served on a university committee in years. But I�m sure it�s only a coincidence .. ". MORE Mike Adams -- "Fear and loathing in faculty recruitment". Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack