Word: sanskrit
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...Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies voted unanimously on Friday against merging with the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, despite prior indications that its faculty members supported the move...
...merger has been taken off the agenda and will not be discussed in the future unless Sanskrit makes a new proposal, according to Peter K. Bol, chair of East Asian Languages and Civilizations...
...said that he was surprised at the outcome of the vote, which he learned from an e-mail the department sent to Knowles and copied to him, and that Sanskrit had given him “no reason at all” for its decision...
...said Sanskrit voted to explore the possibility because Knowles had told the department that he would grant two new appointments in South Asian studies only if it merged...
Leonard van der Kuijp, chair of the Sanskrit and Indian studies department, could not be reached for comment yesterday...