Comments on: Jeff Smith gets 1 year in prison, $50,000 fine

By: Grant Sharp

Grant Sharp — Sat, 28 May 2011 06:52:14 +0000

this is ridiculous… i just watched the documentary about Jeff on Netflix… this was a systematic public lynching… brutal… i mean really who hasn’t told a lie… come on.

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By: J

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:51:44 +0000

hmmm… well it seems like something is rotten in Denmark… and I’m not just talking about Jeff… if the issue was closed in 04, why was Jeff being wire taped in 09??? as always there is more to this story being kept from the general public. Sad stuff. wire tapes BS

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By: Jerome Bauer

Jerome Bauer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:17 +0000

Way over my line.

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By: J

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:08 +0000

Really? Blaming it on a deceased friend is what crossed your line?

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By: Jerome Bauer

Jerome Bauer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:04 +0000

When he and his friends tried to blame a deceased friend, they crossed my line. One should show more loyalty to a friend, and more respect for the dead.

I agree with the new designation.

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By: SR

SR — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:57:13 +0000

Jeff Smith has not taught an undergraduate class on this campus since Fall 2008. Frankly, it is inappropriate to continue to refer to Mr. Smith as “Professor” when he no longer maintains a position at the University and when he is entrenched in a legal situation that directly contradicts the basic principles he promoted in class and in other talks on campus.

While I understand the importance of showing respect, Mr. Smith violated the trust of many students and faculty on this campus. How can we continue to respect him with the title of “Professor” if his personal and academic ethics are in question?

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By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:51:29 +0000

Jerome Bauer,

StudLife’s shift in title for Jeff Smith accurately represents Smith’s changed relationship with the University and with the students that he taught.

All instructors are referred to as “Professor” as a sign of respect for their position — this may not reflect their actual standing within the department. Given university culture, it would be absurd to address a lecturer as “Lecturer Smith”. When Smith’s position with the University was less clear, especially as he dropped his courses somewhat last minute, referring to him as Professor maintained some of the respect that he might have been due.

However, his actions and the recent court decision show that this level of respect is no longer due to Smith and StudLife should therefore refer to him as a “former instructor” as that accurately reflects his relationship with the Washington University community.

I would also argue from personal observation that most students on campus stopped referring to him as Professor Smith a while ago. “Jeff Smith” or “that corrupt Senator” are more popular. People who were once hired by the University and have since severed their relationship, either by choice or not, are rarely still referred to as Professor by the students.

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By: Jerome Bauer

Jerome Bauer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:07:48 +0000

He was “Professor Smith” in Student Life’s previous editorials. Now he is “former Washington University instructor,” according to this article, and the previous one.

We are all “Professor” to our students. So was Jeff Smith, while he was doing his job, and right up to his sentencing.

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