You hit the nail on the head, especially with the title - the Jihad of Higher Learning. I commented at Michael Oren's blog that my personal university history involved the University of Minnesota where I did my doctorate in Islamic literature 16th c. Hadith in 1978-1983 then was invited to remain on staff as non regular faculty in a smal…
You hit the nail on the head, especially with the title - the Jihad of Higher Learning. I commented at Michael Oren's blog that my personal university history involved the University of Minnesota where I did my doctorate in Islamic literature 16th c. Hadith in 1978-1983 then was invited to remain on staff as non regular faculty in a small department where I was the only Jewish female - the dept was already marxist anti-israel/anti-semitic. Ultimately I sued the U of MN under the Rajendra Class Action sex discrimination on first appeal the U of MN made an offer but I did not accept bc I could not relocate and I wanted my job back - they forced a second appeal and I petitioned for cert. but the underlying issue was anti-semitism and already back then U of MN was the back door into MN giving us Ilhan Omar. None of what was taught by the department made any sense. It was shear garbage and we see now how it has flourished uninhibitedly.
You hit the nail on the head, especially with the title - the Jihad of Higher Learning. I commented at Michael Oren's blog that my personal university history involved the University of Minnesota where I did my doctorate in Islamic literature 16th c. Hadith in 1978-1983 then was invited to remain on staff as non regular faculty in a small department where I was the only Jewish female - the dept was already marxist anti-israel/anti-semitic. Ultimately I sued the U of MN under the Rajendra Class Action sex discrimination on first appeal the U of MN made an offer but I did not accept bc I could not relocate and I wanted my job back - they forced a second appeal and I petitioned for cert. but the underlying issue was anti-semitism and already back then U of MN was the back door into MN giving us Ilhan Omar. None of what was taught by the department made any sense. It was shear garbage and we see now how it has flourished uninhibitedly.
Fascinating Nancy! Thanks for your comment.