Inside Higher Ed, DC
05-16-07
Quick Takes: Intelligent Design Backer Appeals Tenure Denial
Guillermo Gonzalez, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at
Iowa State University, is appealing his tenure denial, and his fellow supporters
of “intelligent design” are saying that he is being punished for his views, The Des
Moines Register reported. Gonzalez has gained fame and some notoriety at Iowa
State for supporting the theory, which is widely viewed by scholars in biology as
sham science. Iowa State issued a statement outlining the tenure process and
noting that Gonzalez was evaluated and rejected for tenure by his department,
department chair, a college committee, a dean, and the provost. Gonzalez has
the right to appeal to the president, and his appeal is pending.