[Englecturers] Fwd: Fwd: UCLA: Just can't stop talking

[cynthiatuell at adelphia.net]

This was forwarded to me from Maurya Simon, Professor of Creative Writing. She received it from Stephen Yenser in the UCLA English department. Pretty scary record of 21st century McCarthyism at UC!

Cynthia Tuell

>>Subject: Just can't stop talking
>>
>>I thought that especially the former students among you might be 
>>interested in the announcement below.  Some easy cash--though they are 
>>certainly cheapskates.  I include my colleague Saree Makdisi's message to 
>>our departmental chair since it provides context and a kind of 
>>preface.  I'm next to last on the list.  Oh well.  At least I made it.
>>
>>Yours on target,
>>Stephen

>>At 09:50 AM 1/11/2006, Saree Makdisi wrote:
>>>Dear Tom,
>>>As you may have already heard, Rob Watson, Rafael Perez-Torres and I are 
>>>currently listed on the website of UCLAprofs.com, a venture of the Bruin 
>>>Alumni Association, on whose board serve, among others, CA State Senator 
>>>Bill Morrow (who introduced SB5, the so-called student bill of rights, 
>>>into the CA Senate) and our erstwhile colleague Leila Beckwith.  Rob and 
>>>Rafael will have to check for themselves, of course, but my "dossier" at 
>>>this organization includes utterly false, misleading, distorted as well 
>>>as libelous claims (e.g., that I am a "vicious anti-Semite.").   The 
>>>organization actively encourages UCLA students to spy on the currently 
>>>blacklisted faculty, as well as on a separate list of "targeted faculty" 
>>>which includes Arthur Little, Stephen Yenser and Jonathan Post.  They 
>>>offer, for example, cash for recordings of class lectures, lecture 
>>>notes, etc.  See below.  I'm writing t! o see if there's anything that 
>>>can be done to protect what remains of academic freedom at our university.
>>>Saree
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   UCLA students:
>>>
>>>     Do you have a professor who just can't stop talking about President 
>>> Bush, about the war in Iraq, about the Republican Party, or any other 
>>> ideological issue that has nothing to do with the class subject 
>>> matter?  It doesn't matter whether this is a past class, or your class 
>>> for this coming winter quarter.
>>>
>>>     If you help UCLAProfs.com expose the professor, we'll pay you for 
>>> your work.
>>>
>>>     To see if we need information on the professors you've already 
>>> taken, or will be taking this winter quarter, call 310-210-6735, or 
>>> email bruinalumni (AT) bruinalumni.com today, and you could be paid tomorrow.
>>>!
>>>
>>>     The following are materials we need for past or ongoing classes, 
>>> along with rates of compensation.
>>>Full, detailed lecture notes, all professor-distributed materials, and 
>>>full tape recordings of every class session, for one class: $100
>>>     (Note: lecture notes must make particular note of audience 
>>> reactions, comments, and other details that will properly contextualize 
>>> the professor's ideological comments.  If the class in question is 
>>> ongoing or upcoming, UCLAProfs.com will provide (if needed) all 
>>> necessary taping equipment and materials.)
>>>
>>>Full, detailed lecture notes and all professor-distributed materials, 
>>>for one class: $50
>>>     (Advisory: without tape recordings, detailed note-taking is 
>>> crucial.  Particular care must be taken in transcribing the professor's 
>>> non-pertinent ideological comments as closely as possible to direct quotes.)
>>>
>>>Advisory and all professor-distributed materials: $10
>>>     Even if you didn't take detailed notes or attend class regularly, 
>>> you can still help UCLAProfs.com by alerting us to a problem professor 
>>> not already in our database or target list (below).  This is a 
>>> particularly attractive option for students wanting to report past 
>>> classes in which their notes and attendance did not match 
>>> UCLAProfs.com's high record-keeping standards.  Simply provide us the 
>>> name, your notes from the class (or substitute your current 
>>> recollections), and any other materials you still retain, and we'll pay 
>>> you $10 for the tip.
>>>     NOTE: The foregoing advertised rates for future, ongoing or past 
>>> classes are contingent upon Bruin Alumni Association approval of both 
>>> the particular professor, and student materials.  For ongoing classes, 
>>> payment will be tendered only upon timely del! ivery of all needed material.
>>>All payments are contingent upon Bruin Alumni Association pre-approval, 
>>>and all decisions are final.  Email bruinalumni AT bruinalumni.com for 
>>>full details.
>>>     Targeted Professors
>>>     UCLAProfs has a special interest in the notes and/or 
>>> voice-recordings for upcoming or recently taught classes by the 
>>> following professors:
>>>     <http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/profsindex.html> 
(the above website listing: ALL PROFESSORS 
>>> ALREADY PROFILED...)
>>>     AND:
>>>     Philip Agre - Information Studies
>>>     Walter Allen - Education
>>>     Edward Alpers - History
>>>     Maylei Blackwell - Ch! icano Studies
>>>     Sue-Ellen Case - Theater
>>>     Mary Corey - History
>>>     Alicia Gaspar de Alba - Chicano Studies
>>>     Raul Hinojosa - Chicano Studies
>>>     Darnell Hunt - Sociology
>>>     Arthur Little - English
>>>     Reynaldo Macias - Chicano Studies
>>>     Ruth Milkman - Sociology
>>>     Chon Noriega - Film and Television
>>>     Victor Narro - Labor Studies
>>>     Jeannie Oakes - Education
>>>     Jonathan F. S. Post - English
>>>     Jorja Prover - Social Welfare
>>>     William Rubenstein - Law
>>>     Otto Santa Ana - Chicano Studies
>>>     Miriam Silverberg - History
>>>     Clyde Spillenger - Law!
>>>     Stephen Yenser - English
>>>     Maurice Zeitlin - Sociology
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