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HILLSDALE COLLEGE OPENS NEW ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND FREEDOM

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THE COLLEGE’S NEW PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE FREE EXCHANGE OF
SCIENTIFIC IDEAS.

HILLSDALE, Mich. — To combat the recent and widespread abuses of individual and
academic freedom made in the name of science, Hillsdale College is establishing
its Academy for Science and Freedom. The Academy, which will operate out of
Hillsdale’s campus in Washington, D.C., will educate the American people about
the free exchange of scientific ideas and the proper relationship between
freedom and science in the pursuit of truth.

Hillsdale College was founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God” for the
inestimable blessings resulting from civil and religious liberty. They believed
“the diffusion of sound learning” to be “essential to the perpetuity of these
blessings.”

Today, political influence and media narrative have dangerously abridged free
scientific inquiry, resulting in grave abuses of the liberty promised to
American citizens by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the
United States. Hillsdale’s remedy is the Academy for Science and Freedom.

“What we saw during the COVID-19 pandemic was a silencing of scientific inquiry
in favor of policies absolutely hostile to freedom,” said Hillsdale College
President Larry P. Arnn. “Liberty is the common good that defines a free
society. Policy and science should seek to preserve it whenever possible.”

The Academy will feature the work of three scholars, who will be fellows at the
Academy: Scott W. Atlas, M.D., of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution; Jay
Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., of Stanford University; and Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D.,
of the Brownstone Institute.

“The pandemic exposed grave problems with the essential functioning of science,
research and debate,” explained Atlas. “Instead of open and free discourse to
seek the scientific truths underlying urgently needed solutions, we have seen
silencing, censoring, and intimidation of those whose interpretations differed
from the desired narrative. This dangerous trend interferes with our ability to
address future crises and threatens the very principles of freedom and order
essential to democracy.” Atlas added, “Our work in the Academy for Science and
Freedom will expose these problems and explore solutions fundamental to the
scientific process, principles that all free societies depend on.”

“Science depends on the freedom of scientists to challenge established dogma
with arguments and data,” said Bhattacharya. “It cannot function when a small
cartel of government scientists, who control a lion’s share of financial support
for scientific activity even by private actors, can dictate scientific
conclusions at odds with the facts as has happened during the pandemic. The work
of the Academy for Science and Freedom will be to reform the funding and
function of science so that scientists can be free to do science again and
thereby contribute to the flourishing of a free society.”

Kuldorff warned that unless systemic problems within the scientific
establishment are amended, the future results will be dire. “As we reflect on
the worst public health fiasco in history, our pandemic response has unveiled
serious issues with how science is administered. Since the pioneering work of
Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Descartes, the foundational principle of science has
been the free and open discussion of a variety of scientific ideas. With
silencing and censoring of scientists — on for example lockdown harms and
natural immunity — we will see the end of 400 years of enlightenment.”

“These three men are held in great esteem both for their expertise and their
level-headedness in the midst of the pandemic,” Arnn said. “We are honored to
have them.”

“I have admired Hillsdale’s work for a long time,” said Bhattacharya. “It was
diligent in learning about COVID-19 and thoughtful and effective in its approach
to caring for its students, faculty, and staff throughout the pandemic. I am
excited to work with Hillsdale and the Academy for Freedom in Science issues so
crucial to the wellbeing of our nation and world.”

The Academy aims to safeguard free discourse in scientific research and public
health through various educational activities, including scientific workshops
and conferences, public panels and testimony, and academic and popular
publications. It will also encourage strategic alliances with academic
institutions and other organizations that similarly are concerned about the
proper relationship between freedom and science.

More information about the Academy can be found here. More information about its
fellows can be found here.


ABOUT HILLSDALE COLLEGE

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern
Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through
its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept
federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student
grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and
religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a
circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.

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