Comments on: Liberty University’s Director of Diversity Retention Resigns; Students Call for Falwell’s Ouster

By: AddictToAddict

AddictToAddict — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 16:20:12 +0000

In reply to ken. They can’t. He will fire any who participate. Attitude is there’s always someone else who wants the job. When I was an adjunct there most adjuncts didn’t get as much work as they wanted. Full time a little harder I think. Law school is only part with tenure

By: Sarah Leitner

Sarah Leitner — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:50:01 +0000

In reply to ken. Ordinarily I would agree but I don't think Falwell thinks that way. Perhaps I'm wrong as obviously it's my opinion

By: ken

ken — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:36:13 +0000

In reply to AddictToAddict. They can. They just need the will to do so. While Falwell can fire (or not renew a contract for) individual faculty, he can't fire a significant percentage of them and expect to stay open.

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 02:53:07 +0000

In reply to CM. Only if he's heavily invested in the fence-building company.

By: Daniel 'n' Terry Unruh

Daniel 'n' Terry Unruh — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:22:05 +0000

In reply to Tacitus. Interesting thought … I suspect you are pretty much on the money.

By: thatotherjean

thatotherjean — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 03:16:02 +0000

Jerry, Jr. really stepped in it this time. Good. Liberty’s students deserve better than to be led by him. I hope the resignation of a professor and an official have a positive effect, and I wish the student protesters well. Falwell needs to issue an apology, or to find a different job.

By: Tacitus

Tacitus — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 20:46:54 +0000

It says a lot about Falwell’s priorities when perhaps the most effective tactic to use against him would be for all the top athletes to transfer to other schools and top prospects to reconsider their acceptance. (It probably says a lot about the American college system in general, too, but that’s a completely different debate.)

By: CM

CM — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 08:28:23 +0000

I wonder if Jerry Falwell, Jr. is going to hide in his mansion and put up extra fencing just like the Orange Dear Leader?

By: ken

ken — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:47:15 +0000

I’m sure many of them got jobs in the Trump admin; named to the board of directors for some questionable churches; working for Liberty council, AFA, FRC, etc.

By: ken

ken — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:28:59 +0000

I wonder what “official” information (if any) is being sent to the students, staff, faculty regarding this issue.

It would be interesting to see if the student group spurs the faculty to issue a statement demanding Falwell apologize or otherwise make amends.