It is nice to read the New York Times and get some good news. Nadia Abu El-Haj was granted tenure after a bitter public battle opposing her appointment. As someone who has taken graduate courses with her in Chicago and who was advised by her, I know Columbia and Barnard made the right choice.
November 3, 2007
Nadia Abu El-Haj Tenure
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I’ve also taken a class from Nadia, and she is without doubt the best class discussion leader I’ve ever had. I’m also very happy Barnard resisted the right-wing ultra-pro-Israel crowd’s efforts to oust her.
Comment by Saul Thomas — November 3, 2007 @ 4:04 pm
[...] any favours. Some positive comments from two former students of Nadia Abu El Haj can be found at Interprete. Some tired old anti-tenure canards are given the chance to flutter their wings by Marty Peretz, [...]
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