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Suggesting another potential explanation for the regional discrepancies, Fitzsimmons said that there had been “some speculation...that the events of 9-11 may have kept down the numbers of applications from the West Coast and some of the applications from abroad, particularly in the Middle East?...
...grievously by others. As Thomas Friedman of the New York Times has written: “criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic, and saying so is vile. But singling out Israel for opprobrium and international sanction—out of all proportion to any other party in the Middle East??is anti-Semitic, and not saying so is dishonest...
Courses focusing on American foreign policy and terrorism are particularly popular. Government 1730: “War and Politics” attracted 121 students, while Government 1790: “American Foreign Policy,” and Government 1968: “International Politics in the Middle East?? also saw similar numbers...
Summers promoted the theme in nearly every speech he gave this year and, at the highest levels of his administration, plans are being made to transform Harvard and the Boston area into what he called a “Silicon Valley East??—the biomedical equivalent of California’s successful tech sector...
...enrollment for courses about international conflict and about the Middle East swelled from previous years. The Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department received a $1.5 million donation to hire a new preceptor to meet rising demand. Foreign Cultures 17: “Thought and Change in the Contemporary Middle East?? almost tripled its enrollment to 261—up from 91 when it was last offered two years ago. Students feeling insecure about America’s place in the world recognized the importance of increased knowledge, and they strived to understand...