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The Fate of Conservative Professors on U.C. Campuses

Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 7:30 pm

Featuring:

Professor Sarkis Koury ( U.C. Riverside), Professor James Enstrom, ( UCLA), and Natalya V. Semiletova (UCLA)

Location: Home of Clark and Wendy Gross
2135 Manning Ave. in Westwood 90025 (north of Olympic, south of Santa Monica Blvd.)

Admission: $15.00

Parking: Street

On today's U.C. Campuses, teachers and professors who espouse points of view or hold political orientations which do not parallel the prevailing viewpoints of the university community often live lives of complete professional isolation. Shunned by their fellow professors and often neglected and degraded by campus administrations, they must struggle for respect and recognition. In some cases, campaigns of harassment have been launched against these very same professors. On this night, three examples will be presented and the tale each of these professors has to share is a warning of the level of ideological dogmatism and intolerance to which many of our most prestigious universities in this state have fallen.

James Enstrom In 1970 Dr. Enstrom obtained a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University. Since December 1973, he has been conducting epidemiologic research at the UCLA School of Public Health, where he obtained an M.P.H. and postdoctoral certificate in epidemiology. Since 1976 he has held research faculty positions in the School of Public Health and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Since 1981 he has been a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. His epidemiologic research has focused on the relationship of mortality to healthy lifestyles, vitamin C, active and passive smoking, smoking cessation, and air pollution. Since 2005 he has been President of the Scientific Integrity Institute, which he established in order to promote scientific integrity in epidemiology. This institute addresses specific epidemiologic controversies, such as, the one in which he is currently involved: the relationship between fine particulate matter and total mortality and its regulatory implications in California and the United States.