Archives: Posts From August 2006
Middlebury's Hyper-nationalists
By Winfield Myers | Fri, 18 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: In an op-ed sponsored by Campus Watch, Boston College professor Franck Salameh exposes the extreme Arab nationalists who run Middlebury College's prestigious Arabic Language School. Middlebury's Language Schools are a destination for hundreds of ...
Juan Cole's Unrevised History
By Winfield Myers | Thu, 17 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: David Bernstein of the Volokh Conspiracy has kept a close eye on Juan Cole's blog. That in itself is painful assignment, but in this case what he's found deserves wide circulation. Cole has charged Israel with purposefully targeting a funeral in Ghaziyah ...
Juan Cole and Yale: Nary a Peep
By Winfield Myers | Wed, 16 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: It has now been almost two weeks since David White's essay "Juan Cole and Yale: The Inside Story," appeared. Sponsored by Campus Watch, White's piece examined Yale University's rejection of Cole earlier this summer. White demonstrated that, contrary to ...
Help Wanted
By Winfield Myers | Tue, 8 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: "As for his future in Madison, once his one-semester appointment expires in December, Barrett said he plans on applying for a tenure-track job at UW or at another Wisconsin university in the near future. "'After the public realizes I'm right,' Barrett ...
Syracuse University: Middle East = Arabic
By Winfield Myers | Mon, 7 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: Syracuse University is looking for an assistant professor of history who can teach Middle East history--if he's a specialist in Arabic history and language. In an advertisement in Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription), Syracuse makes it clear ...
Juan Cole's Misadventures in New Haven
By Winfield Myers | Thu, 3 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: Today Real Clear Politics published an article commissioned by Campus Watch and written by David White. "Juan Cole and Yale: The Inside Story," relies on interviews with professors familiar with the proceedings that led Yale to deny Cole, who teaches ...
MESA's a Mess
By Winfield Myers | Wed, 2 Aug 2006 | Permalink
Excerpt: Just when America most needs cogent, intelligent, forward-looking insights into the Middle East--when our nation and many of our allies are engaged in a war against radical Islam--what do the Mandarins who make up the Middle East Studies Association ...
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