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Professors rarely engage in wrongdoing while completing research. "About 1,000 potential incidents of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in scientific research go unreported every year, according to a survey that suggests such misconduct is far more prevalent than suspected....[A]bout 22 percent was by a professor or senior scientist."<ref>Lopatto, Elizabeth (June 18, 2006). [http://bazaarmodel.net/phorum/read.php?1,6187 "Scientific fraud may be more widespread than thought, poll says"]. Bloomberg News. Reprinted at Bazaarmodel.net/Phorum/Archive.</ref>
Professors rarely engage in wrongdoing while completing research. "About 1,000 potential incidents of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in scientific research go unreported every year, according to a survey that suggests such misconduct is far more prevalent than suspected....[A]bout 22 percent was by a professor or senior scientist."<ref>Lopatto, Elizabeth (June 18, 2006). [http://bazaarmodel.net/phorum/read.php?1,6187 "Scientific fraud may be more widespread than thought, poll says"]. Bloomberg News. Reprinted at Bazaarmodel.net/Phorum/Archive.</ref>
{{cquote| There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth.<ref>ConservativeArtist (May 10, 2011, 2:38 pm). [http://twitter.com/#!/THEAtheistAnti/status/68067486800678912 "There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The Lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth."] Tweet by @THEAtheistAnti [known by YouTube user name Atheist Antidote].</ref>}}
{{cquote| There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth.<ref>ConservativeArtist (May 10, 2011, 2:38 pm). [http://twitter.com/#!/THEAtheistAnti/status/68067486800678912 "There is no place on earth so close-minded as the modern University. The Lack of diversity of thought is unmatched anywhere on earth."] Tweet by @THEAtheistAnti [known by YouTube user name Atheist Antidote].</ref>}}
==Free speech==
During the McCarthy era, academia prided itself on resisting attempts to restrict the rights of professors to advocate for Communism or other positions unpopular with the general public. However, in the 21st Century, faculty is not allowed to make statements that could be viewed as potentially making some students uncomfortable. So, minority students hold faculty into account for "microaggressions" or the failure to make warnings if course material deals with topics that some students may find offensive. Universities and their staffs are expected to create "safe spaces" where minority students can exchange their pre-conceieved notions about issues without being exposed to contrary viewpoints. These politically correct imparatives take priority over any concern for freedom of speech and/or academic freedom.≠
For example, at the [[University of Virginia]], Douglas Muir, an executive lecturer in the Engineering School and the Darden Business School, had used his personal facebook account to respond to a post about a lecture given by the founder of [[Black Lives Matter]]. He wrote, "Black lives matter is the biggest racist group since the clan. Are you kidding me. Disgusting!!!"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2016/10/lecturer-who-compared-black-lives-matter-with-kkk-has-agreed-to-take-leave|title=Lecturer who compared Black Lives Matter with KKK “has agreed to take leave”: Douglas Muir to issue separate statement to community
|first=Dani |last=Bernstein |date=Oct 07 2016 |work=The Cavalier|accessdate=October 10, 2016}}</ref> The BLM students protested, and the Dean at first issued a statement saying that Muir's views do not represent the University and later announced that Muir was asked to take a leave of absence. After the leave of absence was announced, the local NAACP still asked that Muir be fired.
At [[Cornell University]], historically white fraternities (who are not allowed to discriminate based on race or religion) are suspended for even minor violations involving underage drinking. However, when Omega Psi Phi, a historically black fraternity, held a party that ended in a fatal knife fight, no disciplinary action was taken against the fraternity or individuals. Also at Cornell, which has never been racially segregated and was not built with slave labor, black student activists have demanded that the "Cornell Plantations" a garden that has held that name since its founding more than a century ago, be renamed because the word "Plantations" evokes associations with pre-Civil War slavery.
In contrast, at the start of the fall 2016 semester, the [[University of Chicago]] sent a letter to incoming students denouncing political correctness and "trigger warnings." The letter stated, "You will find that we expect members of our community to be engaged in rigorous debate, discussion, and even disagreement. At times this may challenge you and even cause discomfort."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4466021/uchicago-trigger-warnings/|title=University of Chicago: ‘We Do Not Support So-Called Trigger Warnings’|work=Time Magazine|date= Aug. 25, 2016|accessdate=October 10, 2016}}</ref>
== Poor performance and often failing to meet the needs of society ==
== Poor performance and often failing to meet the needs of society ==