Word: kabir
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Arts and Sciences (GSAS) represents a serious error in timing and judgment on the part of Dean Rosovsky and other Harvard administrators who had input into the selection process. Though superficially well-qualified for the job, Keenan continues to serve on the Board of Governors of Reza Shah Kabir University (RSKU), the Iranian national university, which is still in its planning stages. Keenan has supported the RSKU project from the start, over the strenous objections of members of the Harvard community, who have rightly contended that the repressive, totalitarian nature of the Iranian regime stifles academic freedom, and that...
...only conceivable stain on Keenan's record is the postion he has held since September 1975 on the Board of Governors of Reza Shah Kabir University, the national university of Iran at Teheran, but Keenan said Monday he will drop that position if it conflicts with his work at the GSAS...
...Reza Shah Kabir University (RSKU) project--which involves the dispatching of Planning Office personnel to Iran and the establishment of a permanent base of operations in the nation's capital--has gone "reasonably well" so far, according to Dr. Chase N. Peterson '52, vice president for alumni affairs and development...
...million that Harvard would receive from the Iranian government in return for its assistance in planning Reza Shah Kabir University (RSKU) would undoubtably benefit Harvard's faculty and students. Many people believe that because RSKU would function as a research center, it would benefit not only Harvard, but the Iranian populace as well. To correct these misconceptions I would like to explain briefly how the Iranian educational system operates, and what benefits the Iranian and United States governments would receive from Harvard's participation in a research center...
...announcement last week that Harvard has signed a new $425,000 contract with the government of Iran to formulate a "Master Plan" for the proposed 500-student Reza Shah Kabir graduate research facility came as a surprise to no one. Harvard has now been involved in the Iranian project for a year and a half, and the continuation of the undertaking into this next stage represents a show of confidence on the part of the Iranian government--that Harvard, for the right price, will do the bidding of even the most totalitarian regime. Harvard acknowledges the totalitarian nature...