These
horror stories reflect the capture of American universities by
political ideologues who have no respect for academic institutions or
for the country they live in. But their unchallenged reign is about
to end.
Until
now, universities have been like the weather. Everybody complains
about them, but nobody knows what to do. Thanks to the Center for
the Study of Popular Culture and its creation - Students for Academic
Freedom - this situation has now begun to change.
You can help
me and my campaign for Students for Academic Freedom by Clicking Here
Now.
We know
about the incidents in Colorado because they were included in
testimony before the Education Committee of the Colorado legislature,
which held public hearings about the abuses of students at
universities in the state. The hearings were called in connection with
legislation modeled on the Academic Bill of Rights, a
document I authored for our campus organization, Students for Academic
Freedom.
The
Colorado bill, sponsored by Colorado Rep. Shawn Mitchell, passed the
education committee in March. As a result, the presidents of all the
public universities in Colorado met to agree on a "Memo of
understanding," a document that serves successfully to ensure the
protections of our Academic Bill of Rights is reflected on
Colorado's campuses.
These
protections include guaranteeing intellectual diversity at Colorado
institutions of higher learning, making sure that students have access
to books that challenge university orthodoxy and that funds for
student activities and guest speakers be fairly distributed to ensure
a representation of diverse points of view.
A short
time later the Academic Bill of Rights passed the Senate of
the State of Georgia by a vote of 41-5. Senator Eric Johnson was the
sponsor of the Georgia Bill. Legislation based on the Academic
Bill of Rights is now moving in seven other states, as well as
the U.S. House of Representatives, sponsored by Congressman Jack
Kingston of Kentucky.
At
Brown University and Brooklyn College, the concept of intellectual
diversity has been included as part of the campus diversity program.
All
these victories were made possible by Students for Academic Freedom (SAF),
an organization sponsored by the Center, which has grown to 140 local
chapters on 140 campuses across the United States over the past 12
months.
The
creation of SAF is a major part of our dynamic National
Campaign for Academic Freedom.
Over
the course of the National Campaign for Academic Freedom
I have traveled to more than 250 schools to bring this topic to the
forefront of campus debates. I've met with legislators, school alums,
regents, administrators, community leaders, and individuals as
concerned as I am with the state of our colleges and universities.
And, of
course, I've met with students who have embraced this campaign because
they recognize they deserve more than half an education.
I've
sought to engage groups and individuals in this campaign because, as I
mentioned before, I believe it is one of the most important issues
facing our nation's future ... and we're seeing real success.
We have
shown we can change the university world. We need your help to do it.
There are fifty states and several thousand campuses. We have come up
with an idea that works. We have created an organization that can do
it. We need your financial help to hire more campus organizers; to
create more informational literature for our student members; to
publicize what we have done and recruit more support.
Will
you help me today and support our National Campaign for
Academic Freedom? I can tell you that we run a tight ship at
the Center, so a contribution of $20, $25, $35, $50, $100 or more
right now will go a long way toward making this campaign even more
successful.
You can help
me and my campaign for Students for Academic Freedom by Clicking Here
Now.
Our
budget of $235,500 can be reached if I am able to engage the support
of Americans like you who realize that it is vital to bring genuine
academic freedom back to our campuses.
In
fact, if you will make a contribution of $40 or more today, I will
send you a copy of our booklet Indoctrination or
Education? – a pamphlet that tells the whole
story of how the left has taken over America’s campuses.
Plus if you donate $40 or more I’ll also send you a copy of my
new book, Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left.
It’s already sold out in many bookstores across the country, but I
still have copies reserved for you. This is a value of almost $30 with
shipping free.
I have
one last story to tell you, but before I do, I want to emphasize that
our National Campaign for Academic Freedom is
precisely that - a battle to end the one-sided indoctrination process
that goes on at our schools and open the door wide to all
possibilities, all theories, literature, history and the like.
With
that in mind, I want to close by telling you a story about part of my
visit to the University of Colorado at Denver.
At one
point, I found myself walking down the hallway of CU-Denver's
Political Science Department. On nearly every door and on every
bulletin board were cartoons demeaning President Bush and members of
his administration ... anti-war, anti-Republican, anti-conservative
cartoons and messages flourished.
Now for
a moment try to imagine being a student walking down that hallway,
seeking a professor, looking for advice. If you were a student who
didn't agree with these postings you would naturally be intimidated.
It
shouldn't be this way. It is not too much to expect professors to act
professionally. A doctor, for example, doesn't ask you if you're
Republican or Democrat before making a diagnosis. You trust he'll be
professional. We have a right to the same type of trust on our
campuses.
I know
it is possible, and I know that our Academic Bill of Rights will act
as a safeguard for that type of professionalism. And we will all
benefit from the intellectual freedom these Rights will guarantee.
So, I
encourage you again, to join with me in this important campaign.
Please take a moment to sign your
Academic Bill
of Rights
Endorsement and make a special contribution of $20, $25, $35, $50,
$100 or more if possible, to our campaign right now. And remember,
with your contribution of $25 or more today I'll send you a free copy
of our booklet, Indoctrination or Education?
But act
today. We need your support. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
America.
You can help
me and my campaign for Students for Academic Freedom by Clicking Here
Now.
Sincerely,
David Horowitz,
President & Founder
Center for the Study of Popular Culture
P.S.
Take a moment to make a contribution to our National Campaign
for Academic Freedom. We have a right - and students and
professors have a right - to expect professional behavior on our
campuses. An Academic Bill of Rights will guarantee it.
Thanks again.
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