Dr Ken Howell reinstated at U of Illinois
July 29th, 2010
Dr Ken Howell has been reinstated to his adjunct positiion at the University of Illinois. I have not been posting on this story, but I think it is significant because it shows that people’s protests can be effective. The facebook group supporting Dr Ken had 2,600 members. That is not a huge number in this day and age. I dont’ know how many calls and e-mails the university received on this case. But it does show that making your reasoned voice heard can be effective.
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So it is actually possible to successfully lobby a major university into upholding the long-standing principles of academic freedom against the wishes of the politically correct crowd. We are continually told that “our side” of the argument is doomed. I don’t buy that. Congratulations to Dr. Howell and his supporters.