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...partisans have re-introduced the term in its new meaning: an anti-Semite was once a person who hated Jews; has it now come to refer to people whom certain Jews don’t like? Such catachresis is unacceptable and must be resisted, despite the temptations of relativism.Avi Matalon is an assistant professor in the department of near eastern languages and civilizations, where he teaches Jewish literature and cultural history...
...anti--American, some of it anti-patriotic, some of it having to do with the military. In other words, I think it was political, not religious. [There] is a very sharp distinction.”Summers’ opponents agree. Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Avi Matalon, who called Summers’ 2002 divestment remarks “outrageous and false,” says he believes “racial hatred of the Jews” was not a factor in the controversy. Summers has denied having experienced racial or religious prejudice during his time here...
...Matalon said that the problem arose because a student who had dropped the course was not removed from the Registrar’s records. Beginning with the student who had left, every subsequent student received the grade of the student alphabetically above them...
When course instructor Avi Matalon, who is assistant professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, received an e-mail from a student whose online grade report showed a C for the class but who had actually received an A-, he realized something was wrong...
...grades were entered in error and have been now corrected,” Matalon quoted from an e-mail sent by the Registrar. Today, affected students will be able to view their correct grade online...