School Accused of Denying Professor Tenure Over Intelligent Design Beliefs

A collaboration of Intelligent Design (ID)supporters has accused Iowa State University (ISU) of denying tenure to one of its professors despite his surpassing of benchmark requirements that would “ordinarily” demonstrate “excellence sufficient to lead to a national or international reputation.”

The Discovery Institute has voiced frustration over the refusal because it believes the school rejected the application of Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, author of The Privileged Planet, due to his promotion of ID thought. The organization is accusing ISU of being biased and extremist against ID “theory.”

“The denial of tenure to Dr. Gonzalez is a blatant violation of both academic freedom and free speech,” said Dr. John G. West, associate director of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, in a statement. “The denial of tenure is all the more incredible given the fact that Dr. Gonzalez exceeds by 350 percent the number of peer-reviewed journal publications required by his department to meet its standard of excellence in research.”

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