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U of Michigan Senate Advisory Committee Says Letter Recs Should Be Merit-Based, Not Personal
Florida State U. prof Dan Markel slain in home shooting
Dan Markel, a law professor at Florida State University, died after being shot in his home.
Orthodox woman, a first
In a groundbreaking appointment, the Academy for Jewish Religion, California (AJR,CA), has selected Tamar Frankiel as its new president, making her the first Orthodox woman to lead an American rabbinical school. Frankiel, 66, is a professor of comparative religion and an expert on Jewish mysticism.
Druze professor appointed Israeli envoy to New Zealand
A Druze professor was appointed Israel’s chief diplomat in New Zealand.
Alpert JCC hosts community forum on CSLUB prof, ADL-hosted trip to D.C. unites diverse teens
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Liberal Academics Blind to Terror Threat
\”Come on, Mr. Davis,\” he said with an edge now in his voice. \”You should know better. You\’re a journalist. That neocon crap is just as easily disproved as Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. It\’s clear fabrication — used by Bush and his cronies to justify an unjustifiable war. Better to check the terrorism coming out of Washington before looking elsewhere.\”
Lecture Stirs Anger
A public lecture by a visiting scholar on the UCLA campus usually doesn\’t make much of a ripple, but nearly all of the 1,800 seats in Royce Hall were taken and the atmosphere was electric when professor Edward W. Said stepped up to the lectern.