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To: allendale

Contact info for The University President.
lawrence@brandeis.edu
My email
Dear Dr Lawrence
I couldn’t help but speak out about Brandice’s decision. By withdrawing the award from Ayaan Hirsi Ali so that middle eastern students wouldn’t feel unwelcome
you have contributed to the destruction of a true academic environment. There needs to be an honest evaluation of what Islam means to the people and especially the
women that are impacted by it. It is shameful that academics are more concerned by covering over unpleasant facts than examining the truth. By giving in to intimidation
and political correctness you are damaging Brandice, the students Muslim and non Muslim and contributing to the corruption of academic freedom and honesty.
So what if some of the things that students would need to confront are personally painful and would cause them to reexamine their beliefs.
Isn’t that what learning and growing stands for? This is a black eye for Brandice and you have demeaned the school in the eyes of true academics.


23 posted on 04/09/2014 5:19:42 AM PDT by JayGalt
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To: JayGalt

That’s a great e-mail, except you misspelled Brandeis.


24 posted on 04/09/2014 6:33:03 AM PDT by WayneS (Help Control Politician Overpopulation - Spay or Neuter Your Senator or Congressman Today!)
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