PSU Accuses Peter Boghossian of Ethical Misconduct
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Portland State University has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Peter Boghossian for his role in the Grievance Studies probe.
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This is complete insanity. I am paying for my son’s college education out of pocket and Peter is exactly the type of professor I want teaching him.
This dude jumped on a major grenade, and his group is doing some of the most important work of our time.
norton snale You are very right!
Absolutely. This is far more important than some may give it credit. Let it be known, that I stand behind you guys 100%. This is an attack on freedom of speech, an attack on education, and an attack on rationalism.
agree without reservation
James, Peter, and Helen are my heroes.
What the hell, he did this research with suspicion of bad research and his suspicions were confirmed! And now he is the one being reprimanded!? This is a bad look for the university's in the US.
because this problem isn't just in "grievance studies" but in most social sciences.
when i was getting my degree i wasn't allowed to have an original thought, what i mean by that is i came up with a an idea for my capstone based on my own personal experiences/observations but i was told i could not use those in my paper and instead had to find some other scholarly work that reaffirmed what i already knew and had to cite them instead of myself. i had to give credit to other people for concepts formed in my own mind.
All liberal arts are incestuous and self-referential in a way that it's used to justify it's own continued existence
and these free thinkers shined a light into one corner of the dark room
@@aarondesch What you described is plagiarism and thank god is exists in every sceintific domain, speaking as an engineer. Even if you find an idea alone, without the help of anyone (something that happens a lot to me) you still need to give the credits to the guy that did it before you. We cannot reinventing the wheel every Tuesday.
Now if you are saying that your theory, was not publiced anywhere else so you could not find any sources, assuming that this highly unlikely case to be true, that a way to introduce your own concept and get a paper out of it, with your proper experiments and discussion of past related works.
@@mariosx12 I understand plagiarism and an idea i came up with is not plagiarism EVEN if somebody else has had similar ideas before. I understand using them to back up my idea, what i don't like is being told to give them credit for my idea.
imaging the difference between
"This is what i saw happen and why i think it happened based off of my knowledge of the situation and it is backed up by X, Y, and Z" and "This what i think because of X, Y, and Z"
X Y and Z didn't even plant the seed of my idea, they were being used to prop up my point, but i had to give credit of my point to them
@@mariosx12 we can't re-invent the wheel every Tuesday, sure, but if you found Tarzan in the jungle and he fashioned a rudimentary wheel out of a log would you not give credit where it was due?
@@aarondesch I will sound a bit harsh, but trust me I am doing it with the best intentions, since I know that feeling at first place, (even worse of having some papers stealing the idea from mine without credits):
NONE cares in academia about your feelings, about what you found and how, or what was your motivation (the last one at least to some degree). The academia cares only about how what you found relates to our collective knowledge as a human species. This is the difference bettween being an "amateur" researcher and a "professional" researcher.
None cares if Tarzan came up with the wheel, when we have already F1 and airplanes. It will not change our lives that Tarzan came up with the wheel at any level. If you are trying to publish an idea that relates a lot in a previous one in the past that's on you for not having the proper knowledge of the related work, which is extremely negative if you consider yourself an active researcher.
Imagine a first grader solving a homework and finding by himself that "2+2=4". Should we congratulate him? Well yeah for positive reinforcement. Should his discovery be considered original by academia and get the credits? Well, sorry for braking his dreams but for sure not.
Now to answer more clearly to your specific problem, not giving credits for your idea to other researchers, gives the strong impression that you were not familiar with their work, which is highly non-professional. By claiming that you got these ideas from their work (even if it's a lie) shows that you are following the entire field very closely, paying attention to the work of the others in real time. I hope that my perspective helped a bit.
Never would’ve imagined there were so many children in Academia who insist on clinching their eyes shut and screaming, “there is no elephant in the room!”
Thank you for doing the work you all are doing.
🙏
Stay strong and always remember that the truth is on your side. These people are modern day McCarthyists, trying to attack individuals when they can't rebut their arguments. Remember who you are, and where you are, and why you are. We're behind you!
@Kathy Sharp , the left has co-opted the narrative on that one. History re-written.
Except "McCarthyism/McCarthyists" were terms concocted by the same type of Communist bastards that Joseph McCarthy tried to weed out, Yuri Bezmenov warned about in the 1980s, and are now trying to pillory Peter Boghossian.
czcams.com/video/ZOtinTlx7yo/video.html
Wow. I'm usually the first to jump on some well-meaning fellow using that Stalinist McCarthy narrative. Looks like you all have things well under control here👍🤠
Yes, communists were not imaginary. They were very real. Nazis on the other hand were very much only imaginary after 1945. (Except for the Paperclip guys, but we didn't let them do much besides math.
A much better analogy is that Peter is like the brave lone senator from Wisconsin, attempting to expose the hidden corrupt power structure.
These dirtbags are trying to tar Peter with this ethics violation nonsense, just like the NWU succeeded in taring HUAC as puritan inquisitors.
...for daring to ask people publicly if they were members of a secret organization that supposedly didn't exist...
@@jengleheimerschmitt7941 Your attempt to portray HUAC as a righteous committee after most of the countless individuals they publicly tarred and feathered and *actually* forced from their jobs while simultaneously accusing PSU of the same, is so stupidly hypocritical, I'd be shocked if I didn't know which Internet community I'd waded into.
Your comment might somehow be even more psychotic than the one above yours, which claims that communists were responsible for "concocting"" the term Sen. McCarthy was so aptly described with, then links to a CZcams video like it was an academic paper.
(By the way, did you find any commies in your cereal this morning? Look out; maybe one - or even five hundred - will march in the streets of an independent Virginian city someday, or massacre eleven worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue.)
As an academic myself, I can imagine how stressful this is for you. Nobody likes getting called into meetings with committees or with administrators for any reason. It is just about the most stressful thing that can happen to any of us. But you and your coauthors are serving the greater good, and speaking the truth about a very corrupt system. You were working together to prove a very important point. How else can any of us effect some kind of positive change and a return to rationality and scholarly integrity?
are you doing anything in this regard being an academic yourself?
or are you to afraid to speak up?
So the inquisition begins. PSU has no choice but to challenge the heresy you have displayed in challenging the peer review process, a process they hold as sacred and believe to be righteous. No one likes to have their beliefs challenged in their own place of worship and you have done precisely that. In the face of all the lies and absurd bias you folks have exposed, I'd like to say thank you for doing what you did. Bravo. If you need any support from us in the community who value truth and reason, please let us know how we can help.
Lmao. They should go after the "peers" that were so biased, ignorant and desperate to get their point of view out, shove down the people's throats rather. I am amazed he lasted this long.
@Rickard Eriksson Yes, this is the seriousness of the problem I've noticed for years. There's no compass, no scripture, nothing hard and definitive about the ideology found in grievance studies. It's nebulous, self-serving, and seemingly changes based on shifting attitudes of various groups and organizations that have overlapping social and political interests. The serious problem is you cannot point to anything, like God or a holy book, and criticize it. This infestation is rotting the very core principles of reasoning and sociology, and when you consider how gender is being questioned we're really fighting with people who seem intent on reinterpreting everything that is human and establishing new measures, and all but removing our ability to even debate these ideas.
Peter, you have done so much to maintain a presence of sanity on the PSU campus. You have had a net positive impact on so many students over the years and you absolutely do not deserve this sort of attack. I want to thank you for your teachings on critical thinking of which I will carry forever into my own future classroom environments. You have the support of all of us who have ever taken your courses.
I'm absolutely horrified that this is the way the PSU is choosing to deal with this matter. Persecution of Peter Boghossian (and no doubt his colleagues soon thereafter) is absolutely shameful, particularly given the purpose of the 'study' that Peter and his team were undertaking, and WHY they were undertaking it. Anybody with eyes to see, ears to hear and a brain to understand should be able to see the value of what was learned throughout this process. Just shameful.
PSU is accountable to no one. And they know they can't be touched
@@alanwhite9674 Their facade is not invincible. Of course they are attacking back as this is shaking and uprooting the barbed tendrils the extreme left(Id call them something else entirely) has sneakily planted into academia under the guise of "grievance studies." Grievance studies, and all victim hood doctrines that go along with it, main goal all along is IMO, to diminish the education so as to make it easier to change our capitalist society. How do you attack Western society, and the USA in particular which has the strongest military? Not by direct war, but by the weakening of the mind, infrastructure, and values that this country was founded on. I'm not a fortune teller and I don't know the future. This is just my perception.
@@capsuleclub5894 Indeed. For further insight into this well-honed practice, see the excellent videoed interviews of Yuri Bezmenov.
As a current student of PSU, please don’t leave!! We need more professors like you!! :(
Hi Dr. Boghossian - I'm a graduate of the PSU graduate school of Social Work. They don't GET that you really are an ally, and I'm angry about this. I have provided them with countless hours of free labor as a Field Instructor. I have your back. You, Helen, and James are providing an important service. They need to grow up and stop being so fragile. They talk about an Anti-Oppressive Practice Model, having abandoned an Empowerment model which is more effective and honest. You should NOT be out of a job. That makes me angry as a graduate who is frequently asked for funding.
Liz Towill Maybe you can speak out? I think he needs people who openly support him. Thanks to both of you for speaking your voice.
_"They don't GET that you really are an ally, and I'm angry about this. "_
He's an ally to genuine social justice and academia, which means he's their enemy, and they've rightfully identified him as such. The last thing these people want is someone to reveal their hypocrisy to the world.
@@Jex134 : Spot on !
@@PetervandenHeuvel81 I sent him a draft of an email to send to the person listed in the video and am waiting for his feedback.
@@Jex134 It has become like a religion. I wrote to Jonathan Haidt about how to get viewpoint diversity restored to the program. His response was that schools of education and social work are too entrenched. Since I'm a social worker, I'm finding myself having to pace in order to lead. I do want to support Dr. Boghossian, and I have nothing to lose by speaking out.
man if PB goes down, all of us who have benefited in the form of knowledge as a result of his bravery need to put a serious crowdfunding effort into immediate action.
It's disgusting that they're trying to punish Pete. What you guys have done is absolutely brilliant and necessary. You've done it with humour and a soft approach. That's so much more decent than the devide post modern philosophy has caused in western societies since its inception. We are all at the brink of collapse and you guys and girl are a shimmer of hope. In support always!!!
@Abū al-Qāsim Muhammad ibn You're so far behind the facts. I've been paying the price for 30 years. Why do you think this project is so popular?
@Abū al-Qāsim Muhammad ibn you are such an npc
If you end up out of a job, put up a Kickstarter for your bills. You have support here.
yea make stress testing academia a whole career. It would be doing the world a service
! ! ! A MAN; A PLAN: A CANAL: PETER BOGHOSSIAN ! ! !
The emperor does not like his nakedness revealed.
This is much more evil than a vain emperor though. It is soft ideolgical marxism intent on pulling down free speech.
Liza Mariinskaya Under the guise of liberalism and free thinking. Bam. No clothes.
But we do love Peter's bathrobes.
If they kick him out, this may actually become the final straw that destroys grievance studies. Their time is overdue; the resistance in academia is getting stronger every day. If they really want to escalate, this will destroy their pseudo-scholarship even faster.
That's what Camille Paglia said *sixty* years ago...
@@jengleheimerschmitt7941 Yeah, but today things have changed a lot! We have the culture wars going on, we have a large debate about Postmodernism in popular media, we have the IDW, we have an increasing resistance against Applied Postmodernism within leftist-intellectual circles, and last but not least we have the most Postmodern phenomenon of all: Donald Trump. The tides are changing and it's not looking good for them.
@@ILoveMagic15 I hope you're right. ... I really do t know how to guage public sentiment...
@@ILoveMagic15 I hate to disagree with you, because I really would love for you to be right. But I am almost positive that you are wrong.
The left already controls all our institutions, why would moderate their position when they can just double down and the entire system will defend them.
You say "we have trump" -so what
We have trump for maybe just another year, 5 at most, and after him what's next. Every other republican is a status quo. country club guy who won't fight the regressive at all, they old boomer normies like Jeb who don't even know what an SJW is.
And honestly even trump has been useless against these people, what exactly has trump done for us. He hasn't taken any legal or political action against them. Because the truth is that he cant.
"we have the IDW" -so what,
They are all getting deplatformed and demonitized, and in a few years people like Dave ruin won't be allowed to have an Internet connection or bank account.
Again, how are you not seeing that the establishment is 100% on their side. They control the Banks, the Corporations, the Media and all of the Internet. Very soon, simply posting these videos will be impossible.
You all should watch a video by Monday Blue You are Losing to Cowards. He's not the greatest presenter in the world but his information perfectly encapsulates what is happening here. These people are religious fanatics and they have already taken over our society.
This is a blatantly obvious witch hunt.
@Abū al-Qāsim Muhammad ibn bro this isn't about SKIN COLOR this is about an Individual's Ability to CHALLENGE AUTHORITIES.
I get that your animus towards the "white man" bogey-monster (a total fictional narrative created to keep black individuals from actually striving for success and excellence, look closer, man) makes you want to celebrate these assaults on Individual Sovereignty because it *LOOKS* like it is "knocking down the white man", but it is knocking down EVERY ONE'S FUTURE ABILITY TO HAVE OPINIONS THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH AN OFFICIAL, ENFORCED, GOVERNMENT MANDATED "AUTHORIZED OPINION".
This is the path to STATE SANCTIONED CONFORMITY.
Even because it's the "white man" who is targeted as the first casualty you can NOT sit back and believe that this won't lead to YOUR total oppression, once the majority who could FIGHT AGAINST IT are Imprisoned, De-personed, Silenced and De-Legitimized.
OPEN YOUR EYES.
Your racism has been ENGINEERED into you, to facilitate the ELIMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
This includes YOUR freedom, and your CHILDREN'S.
@Abū al-Qāsim Muhammad ibn "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin Niemöller
I can’t believe this video was suggested to me by CZcams and then I go and play it to find out Peter is my old professor! 😱 I loved his class! I’ve since moved to Georgia and can’t believe I’ve never heard of this. Belated congratulations, Sir!
everyone expected the social justice inquisition!
The internet has your back, Peter! I guarantee you will never have to fear for your livelihood.
I was in his undergraduate department and I am so proud to hear about his work! It's not about political garbage, or some identity issue! It's about solipsism running rampant and knowledge becoming a fuzzy alogical feeling not a scientific fact. This place is the nerve center for ultra leftist intersectionality, PSU was a good school, I wish it still was...
The fact Peter operates with such transparency is HUGE. Keep that video record going, keep sharing on the Worldwide Web. I just ordered his "Having Conversations..." book yesterday.
You guys did a WONDERFUL THING! Exposes what colleges are today, no matter what comes out of this you have so many people behind you. Remember they try to silence those in which they can’t control!
I remember when I first heard about this, you guys made it CRYSTAL CLEAR you were not right wing, but more liberal & you just wanted to expose the truth. I think this is so important for all of us to remember. There was a time not so long ago when politics did not matter, that people could have friends of every race, culture, political affiliation and that was NORMAL. We have to go back there, because that is how we take this state, country & world! That is what those people are most afraid of! Because they know once we figure out we are stronger UNITED they will never win.
We all just want truth, you guys did a great job exposing the corruption in schools. Now WE ALL NEED TO STAND BEHIND YOU!
Abū al-Qāsim Muhammad ibn I’m not the one crying, you seem triggered by the fact that I am white! Stop with the identity politics and grow up! If you can’t handle speaking respectfully to a woman than don’t talk at all! Peace out cry baby.
This is the email I am sending. Feel free to send it yourself if you can't/don't want to write your own. We must fight for Peter.
To whom it may concern:
I am writing this letting on behalf of Peter Boghossian regarding his hearing with the IRB for an alleged ethics violation. The alleged violation stems from the investigative studies he conducted within what could be called the "grievance studies" disciplines in the university system. The point of his exercise was to expose the lack of true scholarship, showing that if a paper falls within a certain ideological framework, that certain journals will publish the work, even if the research is not scientific and/or accurate.
Your university can try to sweep this under the rug by labelling what Dr. Boghossian did as unethical, and there may be a kernel of truth to that, but you are vastly missing the big picture here. What Dr. Boghossian exposed is a clear example of anti-intellectual dogma that is being touted as quality research, and more importantly is being taught to impressionable minds. If Dr. Boghossian is disciplined, or removed from his position, there will be overwhelming negative publicity, and the integrity of your school will be seriously called into question. Remember what happened when Missouri University had negative press due to their capitulation to the activist disciplines; parents stopped sending their kids there, and the university lost a lot of money.
www.columbiatribune.com/news/20170515/university-of-missouri-enrollment-to-decline-more-than-7-percent-400-jobs-to-be-eliminated
"The university has studied the issue and now sees that it is almost all due to negative publicity since the demonstrations, said Pelema Morrice, vice provost for enrollment. 'It is clear from what we learned thus far that the vast majority of our undergraduate enrollment concerns are closely tied to our public perception issues throughout the state and throughout the country,' he said."
Please do not discipline Dr. Boghossian. You must allow the very fair criticism of the grievance studies departments to continue. The truth will always win, and Dr. Boghossian has the truth on his side. You cannot silence these concerns forever.
So instead of addressing the flaws you've exposed, they will try to punish the people who exposed them, because they "interacted with human beings" and "fabricated data"? That was the point. Because there's not criteria for thruth in the fields of study/journals they submitted their work to.
Get back on JRE. This need attention.
a fucking men
This is underrated advice. They should seriously consider this, more than their reputation is at stake but their professional lives!
Yup, because God knows the MSM will effectively bury it, otherwise.
could be seen as tainting/spoiling the jury pool.
Share this whole video series. This needs attention in July 2020, more than ever.
Much love from Dallas! Any school who doesn't appreciate your work doesn't deserve you!! You guys are legends!!!
I stand with all three of you because you three are intellectually honest. "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong." Voltaire
I took a class with this Professor and he was probably one of my favorite professors because he taught well and had me really think behind the idea of science and pseudoscience as well as seeing how far people will go for titles. He was by far the best professor I had at PSU and just because he is fighting the system he shouldn’t be silenced
superb series. really looking forward to the full documentary
These are really compelling. Such a great channel.
What you guy's are doing is so important. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Orwellian
Truth is misconduct in the Ideological Tower
(paraphrased and adapted)
Heresay must be punished! This religious cult becomes more obvious by the day.
This project is so important, thank you all for exposing all this!
I have been showing and directing as many people as possible towards these articles. So far people think this is insane and needs to be stopped. You have much more support than you know.
James Lindsay: sexiest man alive
Peter Boghossian: arbiter of parrhesia
Helen Pluckrose: the voice of an angel.
I love these brilliant people. Thank you Mike Nayna for documenting this.
Surely some blame would HAVE to fall on the journals who published the papers. Stay strong, Pete.
A frightening situation to be in. This is why people are afraid to speak across the Western World. We are truly at war with these people.
You guys are doing such important work❤️be brave!
This documentary is brilliant. What these three intellectually honest people did. They demonstrate courage putting themselves on the line professionally
Keep normal daily routine, sleep well, eat well, workwork if you work out etc. Stay strong
Mr. Bogfossian is a hero for all reasonable people all over the world and deserves the support of all of us. Mail Portland State, as ive done, and ask them to reconsider their path of selfdestruction. This is absolute bs, and they should be called out on it, loud, clear and anywhere.
Anyone interested in truth and honesty in the Academy need to support Dr. Boghossian!
I see that the only just way through this is to take some of the Peer review to court and sue them, You will need to get this funded with the use of public funding online. I feel sure that due to the strength of feeling on your behalf that we will be eager to support you with finances. The only way is to go to court and to get your government involved at the highest level, Congress should look into this, this is a huge educational scandal at the highest level, your Universities! My God this involves our kids futures and their education! We do not want them to be taught total shit! You are all heroes to me ... you MUST FIGHT BACK! (From Scotland UK
As a parent, I am watching this abuse of power closely and choosing a college for our children accordingly.
Were any economists disciplined for their role in advocating for the risk modelling techniques or derivatives that led to the GFC crash of 2007/2008? No.
Were any political scientists or international relations airheads disciplined for advocating for the Iraq war, or any other exercise in inane interventionism? No.
Do departments across North America that pump out unreadable ideological gibberish (much of which sits behind pricy publisher paywalls, no less!) receive lots of government funding that would in all likelihood be better spent elsewhere in a time of inequality, climate change, and the like? Indeed.
This fellow published a few bogus articles to highlight the incredibly low standard of scholarship in certain fields? Hold the fort!
An example of academic bureaucracy at its worst and prioritization of public relations over integrity.
What government funding would you propose to mitigate 'inequality', or 'climate change' ? I wholly agree with the rest of the post.
@@dobrodave123 Why place either of those things in quotation marks, as if they don't exist or should not be taken seriously?
Government funded education, health care, research, etc., and subsidies to kick off new businesses are perfectly legitimate and work quite well in much of the west, yet to US conservatives represent the worst thing since Stalin or some infringement on the laws of "the market."
For example, student debt is a huge issue at the moment. This could be avoided if universities were not allowed/forced to charge usurious tuition fees. Many countries provide complete tuition or assistance and are the better for it. This would provide opportunities to those who wouldn't be able to afford $60 000 USD per year tuition otherwise. As this video shows, there are clearly problems with the modern academy, but in no solution does continuing to charge students burdensome costs to attend seem reasonable.
Grants to researchers and small business owners can help move beyond fossil fuels, the continued reliance on which by growing populations is and will be a problem. I believe Norway, for example, has helped fund wind power, and such efforts seem quite promising.
"Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle." -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
You absolutely cannot concede or apologize. Do not in any way accept any fault or admit to any mistake. Do not even entertain the idea that you might've caused offense or that you even care that offense is taken. If one of them looks at you and goes "c'mon, you went a little far" you tell them that you didn't go far enough.
These people double down because they have a hard time dealing with conviction. They have so little self-respect and so much self-doubt that they crumble in the face of arrogant superiority and complete confidence.
Good luck. Thank you for putting yourself in this position. You are standing for what's right, and that's most important.
Keep fighting, you are doing awesome work!
I think what you guys are doing will help save higher education in the long run. This is out of control. Good for you and stay strong!
Peter, tell us how we can help you, just let us know. We are all ready to fight for high standards and good research, both inside and outside the Academia
Chilling stuff!
As a researcher, I strongly support your work.
IRB has no say in your work! There was no "informed" consent!
PSU is not ready for this shitstorm. We're all with you, prof.
Stay strong Peter! :/
If you guys set up a "Go fund me" for his legal fees I would be more than happy to contribute. Since the academy doubled down its time to take it to the courts. I think its incredibly brave that Peter Boghossian knew ahead of time that this could impact his personal life but went through with it anyway in the name of bringing truth to light. Its inspiring to the silent majority that there are so many leaders right now risking it all in the name of honesty, integrity and truth.
Hopefully there is some sort of whistleblower protection in Oregon. This wasn't a study of humans under the IRB, it was an expose of fradulent journals.
No; the submitted papers used fraudulent data. The editors of the journals trusted in the sincerity of the authors of these papers, and by extension, trusted in the integrity of the data presented in these submitted papers. Why wouldn't they? The authors are highly educated academics and the quality of the writing was exceptional and comparable to other published papers. I think the only points that can possibly be made are that the journal editors "should have recognized" at the outset that the topics and hypotheses of these research papers were ludicrous and satirical, and that should have prompted them to dig deeper. However, that is a subjective opinion. Simply because I interpret something as satire and dubious does not mean the next person should as well. So that argument is weak. The stronger point/argument is that the journal editors should have done due diligence and verified the data, but perhaps confirmation bias took over. .
@@ryanangelo8392 Most of the "authors" of the papers were completely made up (though one real person did agree to have his name used). They didn't exist. How could they trust in people that did not exist as you say? They were not highly educated academics. They were made-up people with made-up degrees, with some with fake degrees from schools that did not even offer that degree. That is the exposure of the fraud. As long as you had the right political view and put in an academic format, literally anyone can get published in these peer-reviewed journals.
@@Aa-we9uz Thank you. Good point about the names being made up; I was not aware of that. I do agree that the journal editors should have at least verified the authors' names (existence) and current professional positions. And I did mention confirmation bias (the tendency to favor information that conforms to one's pre-existing beliefs or theories), which would align with your belief about the right political view. Furthermore, from what I have seen, the papers were well-written and presented persuasive arguments (notwithstanding the underlying, questionable hypotheses), which may have contributed to the favorable response they received from the journals. However, I don't agree that this problem is confined to humanities ("grievance studies").
LJ Always
“Perhaps confirmation bias took over”???
I’m not sure if you deleted your comment to me, but I can’t find it. This calls into question anything they have accepted in the past. This is how scientific peer reviewed journals work. It is how you can identify bogus journals compared to scientific journals on lets say Climate Change for example. I’m not saying it calls for questioning their entire publishings, but certainly anyone involved in publishing these it has to go back to when these people got on board. Yes, that is how far back this calls journals into question. If the journals integrity is in question, you have to burn it with fire or the entire thing can be questioned. Plain and simple, trying to publish bullshit is a surefire way to know if a journal is worth a damn, and presently, their journal isn’t worth dick. The reason they even thought to do this, is because it is a common way for one to find out if a journal has any credibility. They are not the first group of people to try this, and they for sure will not be the last. One guy submitted to a journal “take me off your fucking mailing list” as the entire submission. He made it look like authentic and it was accepted.
Can you please explain why you wouldn’t arrive at this conclusion?
@@ryanangelo8392
The 'dog' paper was honoured for 'Excellent scholarship' and neither the author's name/existence nor the Institute she's working for ('Portland Ungendering Research initiative') was verified...
It usually goes badly for whistle blowers. Thanks you for your courage..wishing you all well. It may lead to something unexpected and bigger. Hope you can use the experience for your benefit in dome way. Stay strong you are hero's (and heroine).
They are so confused. He did not commit, but rather uncover ethical misconduct, and a grand scale, systematic one at that.
This is ridiculous. The "subjects" were only doing the job that they had already consented to(reviewing papers and judging their validity). They would be preforming that action with or without your submitting of the placebo papers. There is no conceivable way that they were exposed to anything that would alter their life in any way. This is like every customer needing to ask for consent from the chef if it would be alright if they ordered a cheeseburger. Of course its okay, he's a chef, he consented when he accepted the job.
I'm a recently graduated PhD in Mech Eng from McGill, Montreal, where victimhood is contagious, logic is only social, and equity oppresses -- stay strong, stay the course and please write a field guide for defeating this cancer at the heart of academia. Peace!
The Emperor REALLY DOESN'T like being told he has no clothes...
Peter Boghossian is a hero. The man risked so much for this.
I stand with you, Professor, as any philosopher worth their salt does.
Keep the fight! 💪💪💪
The best academic lawyer in Portland. The university is a little institution, the law is bigger. You are playing the long game. And you have a lot of friends watching.
Glad I was in STEM. The humanity department’s seemed like a church more than a university.
I say we make this go VIRAL and blast these allegations and the kangaroo court to hell!! We got you back Pete!
Im behind you guys 100%! We can not sit back and let things get worse. If there is anything i can do to help please let me know
Do we have an epilogue yet? Imho Boghossian deserves indelible tenure and a badge of honor for helping expose a problem that negatively affects all of society.
May the purifying light of Truth guide you.
We are proud of you.
This will not stand. There will and should be outrage if he comes under ANY misfortune for what they did.
Just a thought: what if it were possible to find other papers that 'deal with human subjects' that were published via PSU social justice oriented professors that likewise did not get IHB approval? They would be forced to ignore those papers, revealing their bias, to let this whole thing with Peter slide because there is precedent, or to retroactively punish the other authors who, like Peter, did not get IHB approval and dealt with human subjects in a similar fashion. If such papers are revealed there is NO positive outcome for the IHB and PSU
Dr Boghossian you should record and document ALL interviews, texts, emails and other correspondences just so you can prove or disprove if they have done things to attack your credibility and livelihood for political reasons and not for the proper academic ones.
Even if you are not allowed to film anything you should still voice record everything, even if it's in secret.
Keep up the good fight.
PSU has become the Oral Roberts University of Post Modern Theology. Boghossian deserves the Freedom Medal of Honor. I say that as a life long lefty, former Constitutional Law instructor and Civil Rights attorney and a psychotherapist who pisses off many of my colleagues by demanding good evidence for their claims that their clinical models are move effective than other models. (By the way the best evidence is that therapy is better than no therapy and no one major clinical model is significantly more effective than any other. But there is a lot of evidence that some therapists, regardless of their clinical model, are much more effective with more clients than others.)
Good luck Peter
Gonna try and write that letter.
Let's file an official complaint against the school, forcing them to choose between federal funds and guaranteed free speech academic inquiry with a strong transparency to "religiously motivated deplatforming" or securing their own funding and setting the policy they want with regards to their theology
Getting people to do what they already do every day, as badly as they already do it every day, without coercion, cannot be considered an ethical violation. Persecuting someone for it definitely is.
Any timeline for future action on the board’s part?
No clear timeline as yet. We're encouraging respectful external support to bolster his position through the process.
@@MikeNayna Yeah I would highly encourage at least one member of the review to look into the support he is gathering. This looks like a repeat of Evergreen...
I stand with you.
Has there been any updates on this?
Investigative journalism and freedom of expression is how I'd define the valiant actions of Peter Boghossian and friends. Surely every academic has the right to engage in investigative journalism or do academics automatically forfeit their human rights to freedom of expression?
Furthermore, infiltration is an accepted tool of investigative journalism, yet this wasn't even infiltration, just a gentle knocking at the door to see if they'd be let in. And in that, this was not about exposing human frailty, but about testing the standards and scientific security measures of the respective academic journals. As is now the PC fashion, the puritans have decided to classify this as an attack on human dignity rather than an expose of poor scientific standards. Attacking the person is their way of silencing any form of dissent.
My thoughts are with them as they face these stifling puritanical inquisitions that aim to destroy people. Keeping fingers crossed for them.
1. Not an IRB-relevant issue.
2. The infamous resume racial discrimination study didn't tell hiring managers they were in a study.
Guess we gotta start sending emails
Any update on this? Support for Prof. Peter Boghossian.
Making a martyr of Peter would be a serious mistake. PSU should be defunded if they do this. The only people qualified to do such an audit are academics. The only way for such an audit to be done is in this manner. To fire Peter would be to ban any conclusive auditing of the University research process. This should absolutely result in defunding any universities that support this.
lol, you people are a riot. He's getting fired. Deal with it.
Obviously, those poor editors and reviewers suffered greatly without consent.
It had to be done!
As a former Viking, I am sorry this is happening to you, I hope this sheds light on your project even further. Time to put words to action people!
Badge of honour Doctor. The Pharisee’s see their control of the temple wavering. You have both the law and court of public opinion on your side!
Man do I wish Hitchens was here to comment on all of this.
Wish you the best in life!
This is a super cool video for me and happily included a few facts I did not know, or at least did not remember. My late father (an airline pilot) used to quiz me and my brothers on this kind of stuff all the time, and is the only reason I knew the facts about which State(s) are furthest N,S,E, and W. (I can also quickly name the six State capitals west of Los Angeles thanks to him, lol)
Thank you so much Mike, for sharing your journey through these united states of ours. It's always a worthwhile click of the mouse!
Do we know what happened with this?
This affair has really showed up the intellectual vacuousness of PSU. Not good publicity for them.