A Response to the Report on Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences by One of Its Targets (Guest Post)

Landing Santa Barbara Airport on Jan 30, 2026 by Charlie Hale, Dean of Social Sciences and Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies, UC Santa Barbara. This is his response as a scholar, whose writings were called into question by the Report. The response does not represent the views of the dean's office, or of the university. Chris here: I'm posting a set of answers to a reporter’s questions…