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...standard procedure for any confirmation fight. And Lawrence Lustberg, a New Jersey defense lawyer who has known Alito for decades and likes him personally, says the nominee would certainly move the court to the right on a wide range of issues. Mark Tushnet, a constitutional-law professor at Georgetown University, says he takes his cues from the enthusiasm of Alito's conservative supporters, and if he's not one of them, they have been "hoodwinked." Says Tushnet. "Roberts is smoother. Alito is more rough-edged, and you can see the conservatism more clearly...
...committee searching for Harper’s replacement. The letter called for the committee to appoint a Corporation member who would “have deep knowledge of and a close affiliation with the academic world.” This month, the search committee appointed Patricia A. King, a Georgetown law professor and expert in bioethics, to replace Harper...
...Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. Weiner said in a press release issued Dec. 13 that American universities should not accept gifts from the Saudi royals, who “have a record of funding terrorist organizations.” “August institutions like Harvard University and Georgetown University should not accept funding from a family that bankrolls terrorist organizations,” he wrote to Summers. “Their hands should be clean of any relationship with individuals associated with terrorism.” According to the release, the Saudi royals provide more than...
...proposals from top American universities, Alwaleed formed a selection committee a year ago to choose which schools would receive donations. Originally, he said, he planned on creating only one center. But after the committee spent a year studying and visiting colleges, he decided to give to both Harvard and Georgetown. Georgetown received a $20 million grant on the same day as Harvard. “I want to bridge the gaps between the East and the West between Christianity and Islam and between Saudi Arabia and the United States,” he said. “Who is better...
...endowed professorship at the Divinity School, back to the UAE after the Abu Dhabi-based Zayed Center came under fire for promoting an anti-Semitic agenda. In an interview with the Washington Post, Alwaleed said he hopes the donation to Harvard and a second $20 million gift to Georgetown also announced yesterday will help connect the Middle East with the West. “As you know,” the prince told the Post, “since the 9/11 events, the image of Islam has been tarnished in the West.” In addition...