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...professors on the call were Jeremy R. Knowles, the former dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Sidney Verba ’53, the Pforzheimer University professor and director of the University library system. The Corporation was represented by Robert E. Rubin ’60, Summers’ closest friend on the board...
...Rubin, according to the two sources, did not speak much during the conference calls, but when he did, it was to say that Summers had apologized enough for his remarks and should begin to “move on.” That suggestion was supported by Professor of Public Service David R. Gergen, who was not on the call but consulted with the president on a regular basis during the controversy, according to two people who were informed of his advice...
...damages. The plaintiffs’ legal maneuver—focusing on a university—is an unprecedented compensatory strategy that could be consequential for museums and universities across the U.S.LAYING DOWN THE LAWThe plaintiffs are a group of nine U.S. citizens. Five—including Jenny Rubin, for whom the suit is named—were injured in a September 4, 1997 triple suicide bombing at a crowded pedestrian mall in Jerusalem. The other four are family members who said they suffered emotional harm. The plaintiff’s 2001 suit accused Iran of providing training and support...
...Herr’s roommate, Daphne Rubin-Vega, offered incoherent musings about broad-based intolerance. “I also don’t want people to think that [the vandalism] is what racism is,” she said. “Racism is much more subtle...
...Perhaps the comments of Herr and Rubin-Vega can be excused, however, as they did have to endure some rather disturbing images on their walls. What should not stand is the shameless exploitation of the vandalism by those with other agendas...