He is a geophysicist and an associate professor of arts and sciences at the University of Oklahoma who has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles.Dr. Deming’s Senate December 6, 2006 testimony is available here. University President Boren is a “staunch supporter of Obama”. One Fascist supports another, I guess...
Press release from Dr. David Deming [profdeming@earthlink.net] below.
For ten years or more, professor David Deming has taught a course in environmental geology at the University of Oklahoma. In October 2008, he was informed that the “general education” certification for his course was being revoked. Under the University of Oklahoma system, this means that student enrollment in the course is likely to drop by two-thirds.
This is a course which receives outstanding student evaluations. Professor Deming is well-known to be a global-warming skeptic. In 2006, he testified before the US Senate that media coverage of global warming had descended into “irrational hysteria.”
See here
Professor Deming is unaware of any other case in the history of the University of Oklahoma where the “gen ed” certification for a course has been revoked. It would appear possible that professor Deming’s position on global warming was a motivating factor. But in this case, the tragedy is that the people being punished are the students, not the professor. Those who wish to express their concern can do so by writing or calling University of Oklahoma President David Boren.
David Boren, President
University of Oklahoma
110 Evans Hall
Norman, OK 73019
telephone: 405-325-3916
email: dboren@ou.edu
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This is maddening. How long will it take conservative parents to admit Universities no longer exist to educate, only indoctrinate?
There was a scene in "American Carol" that took place in a university. It was a musical number, and at one point the professors are dancing and singing, "You have to think our way, if you want to get an A."
This is not the first time Deming and Boren have crossed swords. OU filed sexual harassment charges against Deming in 2000 because of a letter he wrote to the student newspaper defending the right to keep and bear arms.
The charges were ultimately dismissed, but Deming has been treated poorly ever since. Boren would like to make his life on campus so miserable that he will quit.
FYI, the comment that first got Deming on Boren's list.
"I just want to point out that Kletter's 'easy access' to a vagina enables her to 'quickly and easily' have sex with 'as many random people' as she wants. Her possession of an unregistered vagina also equips her to work as a prostitute and spread venereal diseases. Let's hope Kletter is as responsible with her equipment as most gun owners are with theirs."
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