Hi all,
I agree with others that this issue gets complicated by the professor's own academic freedom and the related question of whether the views expressed in his lecture should be ascribed to the state. Putting all that aside, though, the lecture is clearly dubious as a matter of quasi-constitutional ethics. A few years ago, I reacted, in a letter to editor published in _Academe_, to a similar bit of overreaching by a science professor. See http://www.jstor.org/stable/40253040 By the way, that letter of mine raises an ancillary question: It does seem to me that, however much we might respect the science professor's academic freedom, there would be a real constitutional problem if he penalized students who, while willing and able to demonstrate their mastery over the scientific content of the class, explicitly disagreed with him about the underlying Truth value of that science. Take care. Perry > On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Marc Stern <ste...@ajc.org [1]> wrote: > > Today's NY Times Review section has an article by a professor of evolutionary biology at a public university describing a lecture he gives annually explaining how that body of science has undermined central claims of religious traditions. > > Is it constitutional for him to give this lecture? Would it be constitutional for a professor of theology at the same university to offer a rebuttal in religious terms? > > Marc Links: ------ [1] mailto:ste...@ajc.org
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