[Hodar]

Texas Tech University biology professor Michael Dini recently came under fire for refusing to write letters of recommendation

These are not required to graduate, nor are they required to continue your education. If he refused to 'sponsor' a Masters, or PhD; you'd have a case. Anyone may refuse to write a letter of recommendation to anyone, for any reason, or no reason. Granted, he's acting like a jerk; but he has the right to do so.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Previous discussion on Free Republic would seem to indicate that the Creationists believe that a letter of recommendation is an entitlement. They also claimed that such letters could not be refused on the basis of civil rights.

[MEGoody]

"These are not required to graduate, nor are they required to continue your education."

My understanding is that these letters of recommendation are required to enter most medical schools.

[JoeSchem]

Anyone may refuse to write a letter of recommendation to anyone, for any reason, or no reason. Granted, he's acting like a jerk; but he has the right to do so.

Also granted, in a free society, we have the right to not support universities which become havens for jerks.

I wonder if Dr. Dini can give an example of a doctor's diagnosis which depends on the theory of evolution.