West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
Adam Kalkstein compared the administration’s order to trying to teach the law without mentioning the Constitution.
Dr. Adam Kalkstein, a civilian geography professor at West Point, the U.S. Army military academy, has been fired after he refused to stop teaching about the human causes of climate change. According to his lawsuit, this came after a contentious meeting with Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, the former dean of the academy's academic board, in November 2025.
Kalkstein claimed that ordering him to remove content about human-caused climate change was "immoral and potentially illegal." Reeves reportedly responded by "storming out" of the meeting, stating that Donald Trump was the commander-in-chief and set the agenda for West Point. Kalkstein, who has taught at the academy for 17 years, was offered a reduced status as a "term employee" in exchange for staying on, despite the loss of tenure and severance.
The lawsuit alleges that West Point violated his First Amendment rights. The academy has declined to comment, citing the ongoing litigation.
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