Word: ucla
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...disorderly-- such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)--selective mutism gets less attention and considerably fewer research dollars. "These children are ignored because, let's face it, they aren't causing anyone trouble. They are literally left alone and forgotten about," says psychologist Lindsey Bergman, associate director of the UCLA child and adolescent OCD [obsessive-compulsive disorder] and anxiety disorders program...
...However, after BAA President Andrew Jones, a recent graduate of UCLA, began a series of aggressive measures—including publishing a list of the “dirty 30” radical professors and offering monetary rewards for students to gather information about professors—Thernstrom decided to officially sever ties with the group...
...UCLA professor emeritus Jascha Kessler, another advisory board member who resigned, said he was also surprised by Jones’ strategy to employ students in collecting lecture notes and tape recordings of the targeted professors. Students were offered up to $50 for collecting lecture notes and hand-outs and $100 for “full, detailed lecture notes, all professor-distributed materials, and full tape recordings of every class session,” according to the BAA website...
...personal level, [the strategy] is of course repugnant, sometimes humorous,” said UCLA professor Sondra Hale, one of the “Dirty 30.” “Moreover, this is against university policy and a number of university lawyers are looking into...
...UCLA professor Peter McLaren, ranked as “Enemy Number One” on the list, at first found humor in BAA and its strategies...