Jeff Schmidt (writer)

Jeff Schmidt (writer)

Jeff Schmidt is a physicist who wrote "Disciplined Minds", [cite book| authorlink=Jeff Schmidt| date= 2000| title=Disciplined Minds: A Critical Look at Salaried Professionals and the Soul-Battering System that Shapes Their Lives| publisher=Rowman & Littlefield| isbn=0847693643] a critique of the socialization and training of professionals. Schmidt was fired from his job of 19 years as an associate editor for "Physics Today", the magazine of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), on allegations that he wrote the book on his employer's time. [cite journal| author=Sharlet, Jeff |coauthor= Rurak, Jennifer K. |title="Physics Today" Fires Author of Book on 'Soul-Battering System' of the Workplace| journal= The Chronicle of Higher Education |date= 9 June 2000 |url= http://chronicle.com/weekly/v46/i40/40a02401.htm ] Schmidt's firing led to a public campaign involving academics and physicists, with 500 physicists signing a letter in support of Schmidt. [cite journal |author= Rurak, Jennifer K.| title= Physicists Unite in Defense of Time-Pilfering Editor | journal= The Chronicle of Higher Education | date= 5 April 2002 | url=http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i30/30a01201.htm ] The public campaign in turn led to a legal case, carried by Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, a law firm specializing in civil liberties issues, that produced a favorable settlement for Schmidt, including anti-discrimination policy changes at AIP. [cite journal |author=Cho, Adrian| title=Physics Institute Settles Suit, Takes Steps to Increase Diversity| journal=Science | volume=311 | date=31 Mar 2006| url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/311/5769/1848b| pages=1848| doi=10.1126/science.311.5769.1848b ] [cite journal |author=Richard Monastersky| title=Physics Editor Wins Settlement in Case Over Discrimination| journal=The Chronicle of Higher Education | date=24 Mar 2006| url=http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i29/29a02101.htm ]

References

External links

* [http://disciplinedminds.tripod.com/ Author's page]
* [http://www.zmag.org/ZMag/articles/february02ryan.htm Review from zmag]


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