The National Academy of Sciences now has a way to expel harassers, as well as perpetrators of scientific misconduct, reported Megan Theilking of Statnews “Under the new amendment announced [June 3, 2019], NAS will allow people to present evidence that a member of the
prestigious scientific organization has violated its code of conduct, which
prohibits discrimination, harassment, and scientific misconduct. The 17-person
governing council will then vote on whether to expel that member. Up until now,
there hasn’t been a way to revoke lifetime membership.”
NAS itself reports “the amendment was approved by a large margin,
with 84% voting for the amendment.”
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