As a young boy, Guillermo Gonzalez fled with his family to the United States to escape the persecution of Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 1963. Now, as a world class scientist, Dr. Gonzalez is facing persecution from an unexpected source – his employer, Iowa State University. His academic track record exceeds the tenure requirements of his department, and he exceeds other tenured ISU astronomers in key measures of scientific research productivity. Yet professors in Gonzalez’s department voted to deny him tenure. Email files show that these professors rejected him because of his philosophical approach to science, not his academic qualifications.
Dr. Gonzalez‘s appeals have been denied and his job at Iowa State ends May 15th, not because of the quality of his work, but because he refused to bow down to the ideology of the University. Iowa State University (ISU) claims to have academic freedom at its foundation yet has denied Dr. Gonzalez this right.
Since a rejection of tenure from one university effectively locks candidates out from other public universities, Dr. Gonzalez’s reputation and career have been severely damaged by this episode. Read more about Dr. Gonzalez...
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