- Responses
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.
Response from the Office of the Hon. Gary Goodyear to June 19, 2009 letter
Response from the Office of the Hon. Gary Goodyear to June 19, 2009 letter regarding a second review of the grant-in-aid secured from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Response from Professor Zvi Galil to May 21, 2009 letter
Response from Response from Professor Zvi Galil to May 21, 2009 letter regarding commendation to Tel Aviv University for defending student Omar Barghouti's petition to boycott Israeli universities.
Response from John Bassett to April 23, 2009 letter
Response from John Bassett to April 23, 2009 letter regarding the cancellation of Professor Norman Finkelstein's lecture at Clark University.
Response from Leon Botstein to March 4, 2009 letter
Response from Leon Botstein to March 4, 2009 letter regarding the decision not to renew Joel Kovel’s appointment as Distinguished Professor of Social Studies at Bard College.
Response from U.S. Department of State to October 3, 2006 letter
Response by U.S. Department of State Office of Diplomatic and Public Liaison Director Julie Furuta-Toy to MESA's letter regarding the denial of a visa for a second time to a world-renowned scholar of Islam, Professor Tareq Ramadan.
Second denial of visa for Tareq Ramadan
Letter to the Honorable Condoleezza Rice and Ambassador Karen Hughes regarding the second denial of visa for Tareq Ramadan.
Response from Israeli government to July 25, 2006 letter
Responses from both the State of Israel Ministry or Justice Deputy Director Boaz Oren and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Shalom Tourgeman to MESA's letter regarding the detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah.
Detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah
Letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert protesting the detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah.
Response from Yale University to June 20, 2006 letter
Response by Yale University Provost Andrew D. Hamilton to MESA letter on the appointment and subsequent overturning of decision regarding Juan Cole.
Juan Cole Yale appointment and subsequent overturning of decision
Letter to Andrew D. Hamilton regarding the appointment of Juan Cole to Yale University’s History and Sociology departments and subsequent overturning of decision.