University of Kansas chancellor says professors should teach evolution

Hemenway’s e-mail was partly prompted by a statement from the chairman of Kansas’ State Board of Education saying that acceptance of evolution theory is incompatible with Christian beliefs. Hemenway disagreed, and reminded faculty and staff that evolution is the “unifying principle of modern biology.” He also said that he sees no contradiction between evolution and a belief in God, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Some officials at the university claim that the controversy has ca