Word: cmes
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When the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) this year appointed a new director, they chose a scholar of the 10th century in what some scholars describe as an attempt to escape the ethical dilemmas of the 20th century...
...case of the CMES the best way to avoid these ethical problems seemed to be to avoid them altogether...
While it is true that CMES has been encountering difficulties in the areas of structure, coordination of resources, and curriculum planning, we reject the implication that all of CMES's problems can be pinned to the events of 1986. Even more, however, we reject the implication that the Center has been stagnating and disintegrating ever since then. Due in large part to new junior and senior faculty members and a new student organization, activities have increased in quality, quantity, and breadth, giving the Center a new vitality...
Fundamentally, you neglected the fact that CMES is a department of Harvard University, whose primary goal is the education of students. It is time to stop referring to a past scandal every time CMES is mentioned, and to start invoking the support of the Harvard community for this integral and important part of the University. Krisen Brustad Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Sarah Chayes History and Middle Eastern Studies Nadia El-Cheikh History and Middle Eastern Studies
Although Perkins refuses to characterize the finances of the Center in "any way," the remarks of others familiar with the committee suggest financial difficulties do exist. "Crisis is not the word I'd use," says Robert D. Putnam, another member of the CMES executive committee, before declining to comment further on the Center's finances...