Do you have a professor who just can’t stop talking about President Bush, about Howard Dean, about the war in Iraq, about MoveOn.org, about the Republican Party, about the Democratic Party, or any other ideological issue that has nothing to do with the class subject matter?  It doesn't matter whether this is a past class, or your ongoing class this winter quarter.

    If you can help UCLAProfs.com collect information about abusive, one-sided, or off-topic classroom behavior, we’ll pay you for your work.

    To see if we need information on the professors you've already taken, or will be taking this winter quarter, email bruinalumni (AT) bruinalumni.com today, and you could be paid tomorrow.

    The following are materials we need for past or ongoing classes, along with rates of compensation.

• Full, detailed lecture notes, all professor-distributed materials, and full tape recordings of every class session, for one class: $100

    (Note: lecture notes must make particular note of audience reactions, comments, and other details that will properly contextualize the professor's non-pertinent ideological comments.  If the class in question is ongoing or upcoming, UCLAProfs.com will provide (if needed) all necessary taping equipment and materials.)

• Full, detailed lecture notes and all professor-distributed materials, for one class: $50

    (Advisory: without tape recordings, detailed note-taking is crucial.  Particular care must be taken in transcribing the professor’s non-pertinent ideological comments as closely as possible to direct quotes.)

• Advisory and all professor-distributed materials: $10

    Even if you didn’t take detailed notes or attend class regularly, you can still help UCLAProfs.com by alerting us to a problem professor.  This is a particularly attractive option for students wanting to report past classes in which their notes and attendance did not match UCLAProfs.com's high record-keeping standards.  Simply provide us the name, your notes from the class (or substitute your current recollections), and any other materials you still retain, and we’ll pay you $10 for the tip.

    DISCLAIMERS:
    The Bruin Alumni Association will not render payment for copyrighted materials in any form.  All participating students are required to sign a contractual agreement for full delivery of class materials, and must also sign an honesty clause declaring that their written notes are accurate and clearly delineate paraphrases from direct quotes.  The Bruin Alumni Association will not purchase any lecture recordings that were obtained without consent of the recorded professor.

    An explanatory note for UCLA professors and others who have expressed concern with the UCLAProfs.com program:

    UCLAProfs.com is not conducting a witch-hunt, engaging in police-state surveillance, or targeting privately-held political beliefs.  We are concerned solely with indoctrination, one-sided presentation of ideological controversies, and unprofessional classroom behavior, no matter where it falls on the ideological spectrum.  As an illustrative example of egregious behavior with which UCLAProfs is concerned, please review the article BAA President Andrew Jones wrote about his experience in a 2002 political science class.  Occasional political remarks, jokes, or the like are  generally harmless behavior.  We are concerned with a class which in full any reasonable observer would agree was taught in an unacceptable or unprofessional manner. 

    The fees paid to students are truly nominal compensation for the extra work we demand.  Our standards for class notes are exacting, and for ongoing classes, we will offer specific guidelines to participating students.  The small amounts of money we pay will motivate participants to attend every class session, and in the case of the highest compensation (all of $100), reward the extra effort that taping all class lectures requires.