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...Buell wrote in an e-mail that “President Summers did not request the cancellation of the lecture” and that the decision was motivated by the department??s desire to avoid undue controversy...
...more than 100 students, faculty and alumni who complained about the English department??s choice were right—as was University President Lawrence H. Summers, who expressed his concerns about Paulin directly to members of the English department, according to the Boston Globe. A poet more than anyone should recognize the power of words. If Paulin is going to advocate killing civilians, whether Brooklyn-born Jewish settlers or ardent Palestinian nationalists, he should find no welcome at this University...
...It’s disingenuous to say that [Summers] contacted the department and that the decision was the department??s own,” he added...
Loker Professor of English Robert J. Kiely said the cancellation will “absolutely” be a discussion topic at the department??s Tuesday meeting...
Perhaps the most popular change among students is the move to end the department??s policy of forcing concentrators to choose a specific area of focus, such as American History or International Relations...