Hmm. If I were on the biology search committee, and we needed someone to cover evolutionary biology, and if it became conveyed to us that the individual was skeptical of evolutionary theory (directly impacting on the individual's credentials with respect to the job description), I might, I just might come to the conclusion that there wasn't a good fit (after picking my jaw up off the floor from incredulity).
wedj -----Original Message----- From: Al Shealy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 2/9/2003 12:16 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Cc: Subject: RE: letters of recommendation and 'belief' in evolution: warning > I could be misunderstanding, but are you suggesting it would be illegal = > to use belief in evolution as a criterion for hiring for, say, a biology = > professor? > > wedj > It wouldn't be illegal if you could _demonstrate_ that this belief is necessary to teach biology or conduct research. Of course I think this would be pretty tough to demonstrate when you've got people like David Dewitt messing things up. How does his vita compare to other assistant profs on TIPS? He teaches at Liberty and is a member of the Creation Research Society. Would you people honestly disqualify this guy from a search because he's skeptical about evolution?
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