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President of black university slams British boycott of Israeli academe
By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent

The President of Dillard University, a historically black institution in New Orleans, sent a letter this week to Rabbi Marc Schneier, President and Founder of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, strongly stating the school's objection to British calls to boycott the Israeli academe.

"It has come to my attention that there is a movement underway to boycott Israeli academics. We find such efforts anti-ethical to the value of academic freedom and civility," Dr. Marvalene Hughes wrote.

"Dillard is a historically black university that unequivocally detests the effort to silent, isolate, discount and ignore the academic values of free expression and open discourse."

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In response to the letter, Rabbi Schneier said "we are encouraged by President Hughes strong position, similar to the one taken recently by Columbia University president".

Britain's University and College Union called upon its members earlier this year to consider an academic boycott of Israel, which would include holding funding from research projects run by Israeli professors and preventing Israeli lecturers from participating in seminars.

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  1.   See, University Presidents in US 00:35  |  Lynn 20/07/07
  2.   Dr. Marvalene and problems with grammar 01:02  |  Michael 20/07/07
  3.   Objection 01:03  |  Mary 20/07/07
  4.   Interesting points 01:05  |  David 20/07/07
  5.   Ask their Contributors 01:30  |  Dovy 20/07/07
  6.   Boycotting Israeli academics 01:38  |  Academic 20/07/07
  7.   G-d bless Dr. Hughes 01:41  |  Sherman 20/07/07
  8.   Seems to me.... 02:02  |  MaryRose 20/07/07
  9.   HEY ENGLAND. HOW ABOUT A GIRLCOTT? 02:21  |  JEFF 20/07/07
  10.   #5, dovy 02:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/07/07
  11.   hughes/dillard is blind 02:32  |  jimmy 20/07/07
  12.   Academic Chicago. by your logicYou should be boycotting Russia 02:47  |  PETER SM 20/07/07
  13.   MICHAEL:Get a life 03:15  |  Brant 20/07/07
  14.   # 2 Michael of the UK 03:28  |  Lynn 20/07/07
  15.   Walls 03:39  |  Ethan 20/07/07
  16.   The Boycott (named after the Irish Landlord Capt. Boycott) 03:51  |  EGW 20/07/07
  17.   MICHAEL UK if he was perfect he would be a British accademic ! 03:53  |  PETER SM 20/07/07
  18.   #6 Academic 03:58  |  Lynn 20/07/07
  19.   Britain colonized half the world 04:44  |  Bob Lang 20/07/07
  20.   #2 Michael 04:59  |  paul 20/07/07
  21.   british 05:00  |  Dovid Yanna 20/07/07
  22.   End the Occupation DR Hughes check you History 05:12  |  Abe 20/07/07
  23.   funny 05:13  |  zack 20/07/07
  24.   Palestinians are really Egyptians, Jordanians 05:44  |  Bob 20/07/07
  25.   Its Easy to Pick on Israel 06:03  |  Idan 20/07/07
  26.   Abe #22 06:26  |  paul 20/07/07
  27.   Michael`s objections #2 07:11  |  Shriber 20/07/07
  28.   England should be boycot Arab medical schools!! 08:11  |  Ryan 20/07/07
  29.   Response to Abe #22 08:36  |  Sylvia 20/07/07
  30.   How much money was paid to Dr. Hughes? 08:50  |  Freespirit 20/07/07
  31.   An [Embarassment] To Humanity, Academia, "Blacks" & New Orleans. 10:32  |  An African-American 20/07/07
  32.   Correction To The Title: An [Embarrassment] Not [Embarassment]. 11:01  |  An African-American 20/07/07
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