西点军校唯一的气候科学家、任职17年的平民地理教授亚当·卡尔克斯坦（Adam Kalkstein）在今年春季学期结束后被解雇，随后他向纽约南区美国地区法院提起诉讼，指控校方侵犯其第一修正案言论自由权1。卡尔克斯坦被解雇的原因是他拒绝停止讲授气候危机的人为原因1。
此次解雇源于校方的一项禁令。2025年9月，西点军校下达命令，禁止在课程中教授人类对气候变化的贡献1。2025年11月，卡尔克斯坦在与学术委员会主任肖恩·里夫斯（Shane Reeves）的一次激烈会议中，称该命令不道德且可能违法1。里夫斯回应称，唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）是总司令并为西点军校设定议程1。这是西点军校近期第二起涉及压制学术自由的诉讼，此前该校任职时间最长的法学教授蒂姆·巴肯（Tim Bakken）也曾提起类似诉讼1。此外，西点军校领导层曾于2025年5月宣布计划减少平民员工数量1。目前，里夫斯在4月退役后现任怀俄明大学董事会主席，而去年第二次就任的特朗普正试图对美国军事机构实施多项文化变革1。
Adam Kalkstein, a civilian geography professor and the only climate scientist at the United States Military Academy at West Point, was fired after the spring semester this year for refusing to stop teaching the human causes of the climate crisis 1. Having served as a civilian geography professor at the institution for 17 years, Kalkstein has filed a lawsuit against the academy in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of his First Amendment free speech rights 1.
The termination stems from a September 2025 directive that prohibited teaching about human contributions to climate change 1. In November 2025, Kalkstein had a heated meeting with Shane Reeves, the director of the academic board, during which Kalkstein called the order unethical and potentially unlawful 1. Reeves, who retired in April and currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees at the University of Wyoming, responded by asserting that Donald Trump is the commander-in-chief and sets the agenda for West Point 1. This incident marks the second recent lawsuit regarding the suppression of academic freedom at the academy, following a similar lawsuit previously filed by Tim Bakken, the longest-tenured law professor at West Point 1. The controversy follows the announcement by West Point leadership in May 2025 of plans to reduce the number of civilian staff, and aligns with multiple cultural changes Trump has attempted to implement in U.S. military institutions since assuming office for a second time last year 1.
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