Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committee on Academic Freedom: “We are concerned about MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy denying Professor Michel DeGraff permission to offer a proposed course on language, linguistics, and decolonization in Israel/Palestine. There is reason to believe that this decision reflected political considerations rather than Professor DeGraff’s competence in designing and teaching the proposed course, thereby contravening the principles of academic freedom.” Read the full article at Juan Cole’s Informed Consent.
PERSPECTIVES: Middle East Studies Association of North America Decries MIT Course Denial
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