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Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Ruth R. Wisse, on the other hand, lauded Summers for using his free speech to counter was she deemed harmful speech—namely, last year’s divestment petition.
“I wish we did not have to be doing this,” said Fox, who is an assistant professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Minnesota. “But given that we clearly don’t see eye-to-eye with the...
After Fox wrote the petition in early September, it came to the attention of MIT Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Nancy Kanwisher, who posted it on the Internet at www.NoIraqAttack.org.
The petition argues that attacking Iraq is not justified without first gaining United Nations support and confirming that Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction that pose an immediate threat. It also argues that invading Iraq would be more harmful than helpful to U.S. security.
Kanwisher said she is encouraged by the support fellow academics have shown for the petition.