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::::: I have a feeling that the majority of the professors at Liberty University might take exception to this article, since by definition these descriptors apply to them.  Also, being ranked #1 in this case has more to do with the topic not being recognized as a commonly-used term.  If I wrote an article titled "Liberal Klingon Values" it would rank #1 for that search in no time, without being any more relevant.--[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 12:29, 26 March 2008 (EDT)

::::: I have a feeling that the majority of the professors at Liberty University might take exception to this article, since by definition these descriptors apply to them.  Also, being ranked #1 in this case has more to do with the topic not being recognized as a commonly-used term.  If I wrote an article titled "Liberal Klingon Values" it would rank #1 for that search in no time, without being any more relevant.--[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 12:29, 26 March 2008 (EDT)

What constitutes "a relatively high" number of instances of crimes or other misdeeds?  Compared to other professions?  If so, then we'd need to document those comparisons.  If there are about 250,000 professors currently active in the US, then the total cited cases here is an extremely small 0.0052% of that population.  Given that some examples are from earlier times, the total population of professors is more like 500,000 or 750,000 (depending how far back we'd want to go), making the percentage of the population amazingly miniscule.  I'd say the % of pastors and other religious leaders who have gotten themselves into hot water is embarrassingly high (sexual immorality, misuse of church funds, etc.) and perhaps higher than that of the professoriate.  Maybe comparing the professors to the general population would show that professors are more or less likely than the general population to commit crimes.  Also, to be fair and honest according to the Commandments, this article should report the academic/moral/financial misdeeds -- some very high profile -- of conservative academics, including events at several Christian colleges and universities, indluding former faculty and university presidents.  Making unfounded statements in an encyclopedia article, especially if the statements are inflammatory, is antithetical to the whole idea of honest scholarship -- which is ironic, considering the topic of this article!  [[User:CPlantin|CPlantin]]  09:25, 25 March 2008 (CDT)

What constitutes "a relatively high" number of instances of crimes or other misdeeds?  Compared to other professions?  If so, then we'd need to document those comparisons.  If there are over 1,200,000 professors currently active in the US alone, then the total cited cases here is an extremely small 0.00125% of that population, about 1.25 evildoers per 100,000 faculty -- and some cited were from former generations or from other countries.  Given stats from the National Center for Educational Statistics, the total population of professors would easily be in the multiple millions (depending how far back we'd want to go), making the percentage of the population amazingly miniscule.  Some of the crimes or other behavior in the list refers to things that the general public is probably even more likely to do, including stalking family, drug possession, etc. -- in other words, not things that are unique to professors at all.  I'd say the % of pastors and other religious leaders who have gotten themselves into hot water is embarrassingly high (sexual immorality, misuse of church funds, etc.) and perhaps higher than that of the professoriate.  Maybe comparing the professors to the general population would show that professors are more or less likely than the general population to commit crimes.  Also, to be fair and honest according to the Commandments, this article should report the academic/moral/financial misdeeds -- some very high profile -- of conservative academics, including events at several Christian colleges and universities, indluding former faculty and university presidents.  Making unfounded statements in an encyclopedia article, especially if the statements are inflammatory, is antithetical to the whole idea of honest scholarship -- which is ironic, considering the topic of this article!  [[User:CPlantin|CPlantin]]  09:25, 26 March 2008 (CDT)

== Title of the article should be "liberals and academia" and not "professor values" ==

== Title of the article should be "liberals and academia" and not "professor values" ==