Herrnstein

Academic freedom--and the accuracy of an article on IQ published by Richard J. Herrnstein, professor of Psychology, in a recent issue of the Atlantic--will be discussed today at an SDS-University Action Group meeting with Edwin B. Newman, chairman of the Psychology Department.

Today's meeting follows an unsuccessful attempt Monday by SDS and UAG to meet with President Bok and demand that Herrnstein be fired for propogating "racist" theories about IQ. Both Bok and Herrnstein were invited to the discussion but declined to attend.

Newman said yesterday that he would not be "carrying a torch" for either side of the controversy. He said that he had not as yet read Herrnstein's article, and was hoping "mainly to listen."

SDS and UAG members have regularly audited Herrnstein's "Introduction to Psychology" course, and asked questions pertaining to the implications of Herrnstein's thesis that IQ differences are overwhelmingly determined by heredity.

McGilvrey stated that UAG believed Herrnstein should be fired for having published the Atlantic article. According to Kathy Moos '75, SDS has not made a decision on whether it thinks Herrnstein should be fired or not.