"The department faculty, then, are

unequivocal in their support of evolutionary

theory, which has its roots

in the seminal work of Charles Darwin

and has been supported by findings

accumulated over 140 years. The sole

dissenter from this position, Prof.

Michael Behe, is a well-known proponent

of “intelligent design.” While we

respect Prof. Behe’s right to express

his views, they are his alone and are in

no way endorsed by the department.

It is our collective position that intelligent

design has no basis in science, has

not been tested experimentally, and

should not be regarded as scientific.

To my knowledge, such a statement is

unique. Biology departments do not customarily

assert publicly that they support

a theory known for more than a century

to be true. This is equivalent to a chemistry

faculty announcing that “we are unequivocal

in our support of atoms.”