Tag Archives: Middle East

Controversial Tenure Case at Columbia U. May Be Over

The Chronicle News Blog: Controversial Tenure Case at Columbia U. May Be Over

It isn’t official, but word around Columbia University is that the controversial Palestinian scholar Joseph A. Massad will be awarded tenure.

Sudipta Kaviraj, chairman of the department of Middle East and Asian languages and cultures, said in a telephone interview this afternoon that the proceedings involving Mr. Massad’s tenure case have not formally concluded. “When it is finished, the university writes to the department and writes to the individual concerned,” he said. “That hasn’t happened yet.”

Canadian universities blasted for ban on anti-Israel ‘apartheid’ poster


Haaretz: Canada schools blasted for ban on anti-Israel ‘apartheid’ poster

Two Canadian universities came under criticism this week for banning a poster which is seen to be depicting Israelis as child-killers and accusing Israel of apartheid. Brazilian politicians and scholars, meanwhile, lambasted a recent student exchange accord between Tel Aviv University and a Catholic academy from Sao Paulo.

Canada: Middle East tensions flare at universities

Globe and Mail: Middle East tensions flare at universities

Tensions over the conflict in the Middle East are igniting a fierce debate at Canadian universities, raising questions about freedom of speech and the rights of students to feel welcome and safe on campus.