Mass. professors make group’s watchlist for alleged ‘leftist propaganda’
Both former and current Massachusetts professors are featured on a new website created by a conservative-leaning organization that tracks and documents what it calls “radical” ideas espoused by educators.
The “Professor Watchlist,” a website launched by Turning Point USA last week, names professors it says discriminate against conservative students and “advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.”
Matt Lamb, director of constitutional enforcement and transparency for TPUSA, a nonprofit that says it aims to educate students about “fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government,” said the website has been in the works since summer.
The group’s goal is to provide a resource to students, parents, and alumni so they have a better understanding of what’s happening at their schools, Lamb said in an e-mail to the Globe. He said for professors to make the list, there has to be “documented proof of radicalism.” The group bases its information on news stories.
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