David Noble Says He Was Rejected by Simon Fraser U. Over His Anti-Technology Views

This month, a faculty search committee at Simon Fraser University gave David Noble, a professor of history at York University, the nod to hold the J.S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities. A dean has now rejected that recommendation, and Mr. Noble, an outspoken critic of distance education, is accusing university officials of blocking his appointment because of his anti-technology beliefs.

"We were intrigued by David's contemporary critique

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