Wednesday, 05 March 2008
California universities hook up with the Saudis
Irresistable force?
Looks like they’re caving already. We’ll see.
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“We expect the diversity principles to be central, to be honored, in every arrangement the university makes.†- Barrie Thorne, chair of the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, University of California, BerkeleyImmovable object?
“When I was in Saudi Arabia a month ago, I read in a Saudi newspaper in English that it will probably be hard to forbid women to drive for much longer.â€- Jean-Claude Latombe, professor of engineering, StanfordThen there’s this:
Stanford... notes that faculty holding Israeli passports would have difficulty entering Saudi Arabia (but adds that little traveling is needed and that, if necessary, short courses can be offered via distance learning).
Looks like they’re caving already. We’ll see.
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