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Such a physicist would hold tenure and would not summarily be fired for simply holding that opinion. From a random school somewhere on the web: > gross profess
by CalChris 9y ago
Such a physicist would hold tenure and would not summarily be fired for simply holding that opinion. From a random school somewhere on the web:
> gross professional misconduct or serious failure of a faculty member to discharge his or her obligations
- bthornbury 9y agoReplace "physicist" with "software engineer"? Or any occupation X where his/her statement holds true?
- prepend 9y agoTim Hunt, a Nobel winning biochemist with tenure, was fired for making sexist comments. It certainly happens. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/11/nobel-laureate-sir-tim-hunt-resigns-trouble-with-girls-comments https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/11/nobel-laur...
- CalChris 9y agoHe actually resigned (rather quickly) but you have a point.