AAG Drafts a Resolution in Support of William Cronon

The Association of American of Geographers, acting through its Executive Committee and National Council, and on the recommendation of its standing Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, condemns in the strongest terms the intimidation of Professor William Cronon by the leadership of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. William Cronon is the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, and an eminent figure in the fields of historical and environmental geography. Professor Cronon is also a citizen-scholar in the best tradition, making his research available to the public in a variety of venues. The use of Wisconsin's Open Records Law to force Professor Cronon to release his university emails, after he posted a portion of his research online, is a reprehensible attempt to stifle this public voice. Read More