Response from Claremont Colleges Library to our 15 September letter

September 18, 2025

 

Aslı Ü. Bâli, President

Laurie A. Brand, Chair, Committee on Academic Freedom

Middle East Studies Association

3700 O St. NW, ICC Ste 241

Washington DC 20057

 

Dear President Bâli and Professor Brand,

 

Thank you for your September 15 letter regarding Professor Bilal Nasir’s Claremont Discourse lecture. We appreciate your outreach and take your concerns seriously. Conversations are underway with Professor Nasir to arrive at a resolution. We are grateful for your engagement.

 

Sincerely,

 

Janet Bishop

A. J. McFadden Dean of the Library

The Claremont Colleges Library