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TechnoratiThose backing Gonzalez have called this kind of policy hypocritical, however, in that one’s outside research does not have “no bounds” if they are then punished for their beliefs in a professional setting.
“Americans like to think of our university system as a haven for unimpeded truth-seeking, where tenured professors press the boundaries of knowledge, no holds barred,” explained David Klinghoffer, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute, in an op-ed column. “The picture is attractive but false when it comes to scholarly consideration of big questions such as: Is the universe meaningful?”
ISU is one of the many schools that have already drafted a policy refuting ID as science. According to professors at the school, ISU did not want to be aligned with the contested idea, but Gonzalez had given the university a reputation of being an “ID school.”
The ID-astronomer was one of only three professors out of a total 66 not to receive tenure throughout all of ISU’s applicants. Typically, those individuals who do not receive tenure leave the university they are working at.
He has 20 days to decide whether to appeal Geoffroy's decision to the Iowa State Board of Regents.
Geoffroy said that because the issue of tenure is a personnel matter, he was not able to share the rationale for his decision with the public.
