Brian G. Kennelly

Robben Island, South Africa

I advise students who are part of the following Cal Poly-affiliated entities: Cal Poly College Republicans; French Language Club; French Minors (surnames starting with A-M); and Turning Point USA.

Rest in Peace, Charlie Kirk. Thank you for coming to our campus in March 2024 and to Cal Poly for giving him the opportunity to exercise his free-speech rights. Long live the Cal Poly chapter of TPUSA, where the kids are all right!

French at Cal Poly

World Languages and Cultures' Course Offerings

How to declare a French Minor?

How to tell sketchy honor societies from legitimate ones.

If I am Your Professor

Here is what I--and others--reasonably expect of you as a student. Please read carefully.

Please don't reach out to me to change your grade or for extra-credit opportunities.

I do not "speak" for my university. However, as a professor, I do have the right to "unfettered teaching and research."

As a member of Heterodox Academy, I try my best to "advance the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to improve higher education and academic research."

As a member of the Academic Freedom Alliance, I am, moveover, dedicated to "upholding the principles of academic freedom."

Your Right to Free Speech

It is important that you stand up for your right to free speech on this college campus and that the constitution not be quarantined.

Academic Freedom Conference (Stanford Classical Liberalism Initiative), 4-5 November 2022

Campus Bias Tip Line

Cancel Culture Database

Expose Charlie's Murderers

Freedom of expression matters!

Minding the Campus: Reforming our Universities

Professor Watchlist

Think For Yourself

Recommended reading for you before you attend Week of Welcome (or try to recover therafter): FIRE's Guide to First-Year Orientation and Thought Reform on Campus. Also useful to read is Counter Wokecraft: A Field Manual for Combatting the Woke in the University and Beyond (Charles Pincourt & James Lindsay).

Schools gone woke: a view from America

What are your pronouns?

Letters of Recommendation

If you seek a letter of recommendation from me, you should discuss your application with me in person (or via Zoom) well in advance of the deadline (one-month minimum). If you do not, I will likely not agree to write one for you.

If you are seeking a letter of recommendation from me for graduate school, you should also read "Dos and Don't for Requesting a Recommendation Letter for Grad School." If you come to my office unprepared, I will not agree to write one on your behalf.