Response from USC President to August 17 Letter
University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt responds to August 17 CAF letter regarding her recent message conflating anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
Contact CAF
Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc.
3542 N. Geronimo Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
520 333-2577 phone
520 207-3166 fax
- Responses
Response from UW Chancellor Office to June 3 Letter
University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Vice Chancellor responds to June 3 CAF letter about Horowitz Center attack on Samer Alatout.
Response from Pitzer President to February 20 letter
Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver responds to February 20 CAF letter regarding allegations of anti-Semitism.
CAF response to Hebrew University letter regarding Issawiyah neighborhood
A follow-up letter to the administration of Hebrew University with a call for the University to declare its solidarity with Issawiyah and to act immediately to demilitarize the campus.
Hebrew University responds to letter about Issawiya neighborhood
Hebrew University reports that they have no involvement with decisions about police activity in response to CAF's 22 January 2020 letter.
Response from AUC Provost to June 7 letter
AUC Provost Ehab Abel-Rahman responds to CAF's letter regarding the termination of the Abdulhadi H. Taher Endowed Chair.
Response from George Washington University Provost to September 25 Letter
GWU Provost Forrest Maltzman responds to CAF's serious concerns regarding the 10 September 2018 announcement of a "research partnership" between the New York Times and George Washington University's Program on Extremism (POE).
New York Times Response to Issues Raised Regarding Its Acquisition and Unethical Use of Documents Removed from Iraq
The New York Times has responded to several issues raised by CAF's May 2, 2018 letter as well as questions sent in by other readers regarding the nearly 16,000 documents that journalist Rukmini Callimachi and her team removed from Iraq without permission of the relevant Iraqi authorities.
New York University Response to Oct 27 Letter
NYU responds to letter sent to President Andrew Hamilton asking that the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) not be permitted to participate in the Naturejobs Career Expo sponsored by NYU because of its role in the repression of Turkish academics.
Response from President Hamilton to January 4, 2017 Letter
Regarding research and travel ban of Kristina Bogos.
Response by US State Dept to March 29 Letter Asking to Cease Aid to Egypt
Response from United States Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, to the March 29 letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling to suspend military and economic aid to Egypt.
Response From AUB President Khuri to June 9 Letter
American University of Beirut University President Fadlo R. Khuri responds to June 8 CAF letter asking for explanation for the decision to cancel the search for Director of the Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR).
Response to April 19 Letter Regarding Israel’s State Archives
Letter from Dr. Yaacov Lozowick, Archivist of the State of Israel, responding to the April 19, 2016, letter concerning procedures for digitization of Israel State Archives.
Response from CUNY Chancellor to March 30 Letter
Letter from CUNY Chancellor James Milliken responding to the concern voiced in the March 30 CAF letter regarding what could be construed as the cooperation of the administration of the City University of New York with a campaign of harassment and intimidation initiated by a politically motivated group based outside the university.
Incidents at Kilis 7 Aralık University Impeding Academic Freedom
Letter regarding incidents at Kilis 7 Aralık University that have created an atmosphere on campus that negatively impacts teaching, academic research and scholarly production which continue despite efforts by faculty members at the university to seek redress through the Higher Education Council (YÖK).
Censorship at Turkish Universities
Allegations of censorship at several Turkish universities where scholarly publications have touched on sensitive subjects such as racism against Africans in Turkey, Kurdish rights or environmental issues.
Early dismissal of Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages Rula Quawas at University of Jordan
Letter to University of Jordan President Ikhleif Tarawneh concerning the early dismissal of Rula Quawas as Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Jordan University.
Response from University of California President to August 8 Letter
Letter from University of California President Mark Yudof responding to CAF's concerns about the report on Jewish Student Campus Climate and the definition of hate crimes.
Response from Birzeit University President to July 2 letter
Response from Birzeit University President Khalil Hindi to the July 2 letter regarding the University's actions to the caricatures on the door of Professor Musa Budeiri.
Controversy over Birzeit University Professor Musa Budeiri Caricatures Placed on His Office Door
Letter to Birzeit University President Khalil Hindi regarding the university administration's handling of the controversy surrounding the caricatures Professor Musa Budeiri placed on his office door.
Response by Yale University Provost to July 5 Letter
Letter from Yale University Provost Peter Salovey regarding CAF's request for an investigation into possible improper government influence on the University's 2006 decisoin not to hire Juan Cole.
Government Investigation into Juan Cole May Have Influenced Yale University Position
Letter to Yale University's president and provost asking for an investigation into possible improper government influence on or communication regarding the university's 2006 decision not to hire Professor Juan Cole, as recommended by two departments. A June 15, 2011 New York Times article indicated that during that same time period the Bush administration was apparently seeking to have the CIA collect and provide information that might be used to discredit him.
Turkish Coalition of America Lawsuit against University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Letter to the Turkish Coalition of America on its decision to file a lawsuit against the University of Minnesota and its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, allegedly prompted by the Center’s listing of the organization’s website as an “unreliable” source with respect to the history of Armenians in the final years of the Ottoman Empire.