An important message from Food Democracy Now!!

This type of censorship cannot stand!

In March of this year, a university committee had selected Pollan's book, which takes a careful look at how America produces its food, and decided that it was an excellent choice for the student body of the land grant university.

Unfortunately, WSU administrators later removed the book from the required common reading program. While top WSU officials attributed removal of Pollan's book from the reading program to hard financial times, despite the fact the 4,000 copies of the book have already been purchased, some faculty members have spoken out.

End Corporate Influence and Fear at America’s Land Grant Universities

One WSU professor, quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education - anonymously, for fear of losing their job, stated that Pollan’s book was pulled “because of the politics of the agriculture industry…and that President Floyd decided that this was not a battle he wanted to wage.”
It’s time that this type of corporate control over land grant education and research end.
We believe that academic freedom and vigorous debate on all intellectual issues should be encouraged at every university, especially land grant universities charged with turning out the next generation of leaders of 21st century agriculture.

If you want university research to be free of the corruptive influence of corporate agribusiness, you need to call or write today.

Stand up for Michael Pollan and Academic Freedom!

Let WSU President Elson Floyd know that you support the university’s original decision for all incoming freshman to read The Omnivore’s Dilemma and believe he should honor that commitment.

Sustainably Yours,
Food Democracy Now!