I thought you might be interested in the response from APA that appeared on another list I am on. Bill Hill The following message is from Raymond D. Fowler, PhD, CEO of the American Psychological Association and it addresses a mailing that has been sent to members of your division using APA labels. Please consider forwarding the letter from Dr. Fowler to your members via your listserv. Thank you very much for your help. Sarah Jordan Division Services Office American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (202) 336-6022 > -----Original Message----- > From: Fowler, Raymond > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 2:51 PM > To: Jordan, Sarah > Subject: FW: Rushton Book and APA Labels > > > Dear Colleagues, > > A large number of APA members, especially from Divisions 6,7,8,9,14 and 15 recently received in the mail a small book---an abridged version of Race, Evolution and Behavior by J. Philippe Rushton. Because of the controversial nature of this book, some members were offended by both the content and the fact that it appeared to come from APA. > > The envelope in which the book was sent had an APA mailing label. We now have copies of the mailing label used to send this book so we can investigate the situation. At first examination, it appears that someone has misused APA labels. Any organization that uses our labels is required first to send a copy of the material to be sent out---if the material is not acceptable for any reason, the request is denied. I can find no evidence that anyone at APA approved the distribution of this book on APA labels, which could mean that the publisher---or someone else--- used the labels inappropriately, thus violating the terms of their contract with APA. > > I wanted to assure you that APA did not authorize or sanction the distribution of this book to APA members. I will keep you informed as I find out more about what happened. In the meantime, I hope everyone will be patient and withhold judgement until full information is available. While we can't guarantee that no publisher will ever violate the terms of their contract with us, I have been at APA for ten years, and this is the first time that I've heard of a publisher possibly doing so. > > Best regards, > > Ray Fowler > > Raymond D. Fowler, Ph.D. > Chief Executive Officer > American Psychological Association > 750 First Street, NE > Washington, DC 20002 > (202) 336-6080 > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bill Hill Asst. Vice President for Academic Affairs Kennesaw State University 1000 Chastain Rd. Kennesaw GA 30144 EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PHONE: 770-423-6257 FAX: 770-423-6752 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
