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The conference, which was scheduled to be held on October 15 and 16, 1985, at the Faculty Club, went on as usual. But many faculty members were “very unhappy” to learn about the questionable grants that funded the conference, according to then-Assistant History Professor...

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Under Fire | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Thirteen of the 25 scheduled speakers boycotted the conference after hearing of the confidential funding. In fact, one of the professors returned to Cairo immediately after arriving in Cambridge.

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Under Fire | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Upon learning of the CIA funding, a participant of the conference, David Lelyveld, expressed his concerns over the confidential funding with regard to its potential impact on academic independence in a letter to Safran and The Crimson in 1985.

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Under Fire | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Immediately after the disclosure of the funds Safran used for his conference, it was revealed that he also received $107,430 in April 1982 for another research project, which turned into a book in 1985. The book, “Saudi Arabia, The Ceaseless Quest for Security,?...

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Under Fire | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Although Safran was in the end not reprimanded for receiving CIA funding for his book, the University found him responsible for failing to disclose his funding sources for the conference.

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Under Fire | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

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