Middle East studies in the News

Hearings on Middle East Studies

by Steve Heydemann
H-Mideast-Politics
June 18, 2003

http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-mideast-politics&month=0306&week=c&msg=MOJV3owT3sXshXLCk%2bYkXA&user=&pw=

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/727

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 10:16 AM
From: Steve Heydemann
Subject: Hearings on Middle East Studies [Heydemann]

With virtually no advance notice, Congressman Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich),chairman of the House Subcommittee on Select Education has scheduled hearings for June 19 on the Title VI program. I understand that theCongressman's office has not been forthcoming in providing information about the hearings.

Based on the following article, it seems possible, if not likely, that they are intended as a forum for neocon critics of Middle East Studies to repeat longstanding complaints about the field, and about area studies in general. As far as I know, no one with expert knowledge of Middle East studies in the U.S. has been invited to take part in the hearings, though some supporters of Title VI will testify.

http://www.nationalreview.com/kurtz/kurtz-archive.asp

The website for the subcommittee contains links to the members' websites and their email information. Please take a few minutes and convey your views of Title VI and your interest in these hearings to members of thecommittee. A call for balanced hearings and a recognition of Title VI's accomplishments would be helpful, too.

Thanks.

http://edworkforce.house.gov/members/108th/mem-sed.htm

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