Those are his requirements for giving a student a letter of personal reccommendation.
Doesn't he have a right to decide what criteria to us in such personal things?
If he were to say he'd only give personal letters to Dallas Cowboy's fans, wouldn't that be well within his rights?
Are you actually suggesting he should give a personal letter of reccommendation to someone he feels does not understand something he believes is important?
No, he is a state employee and as such he is constrained by the US Constitution. Surely there is academic freedom in deciding who to give a recommendation to but when you run afoul of the constitution in the manner you suggest your academic freedom ends.
Of course, Dini could have gotten off the public payroll and stood by his principle that any doctor not adhering to Dini's loyalty oath can not be a good doctor but pragmatism won out over principle.
Such is life.
No, he is asking for an affirmation of beliefs, which is way beyond an understanding.
Those are his requirements for giving a student a letter of personal reccommendation.
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This is the crux of the Dini issue as well IMHO. He should be able to determine who does and who does not get a recommendation based on criteria he establishes. It is his professional reputation he is putting out there.