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Safran, who is Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, will step down from his post as director of Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) in June as a result of the controversy surrounding his CIA ties. (See accompanying stories...
...writing to report on the conclusions I have reached as a result of a thorough review of two contracts between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Professor Nadav Safran, the Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES or Center). The purposes of this review were the following: (1) to determine if Harvard University and Faculty of Arts and Sciences guidelines and policies with respect to research and closely-related activities were followed: and (2) to determine whether these same policies are adequate to protect academic freedom and the integrity of the research process at Harvard...
...conference on Islam and Politics was planned by the CMES last spring. At the time of the initial plan, the source of funding was not settled. The Executive Committee of the CMES discussed the possibility of CIA funding at its meeting of April 26, 1985. The Committee urged the Director to seek other sources, but concluded that if CIA funding was accepted, the source of support should be disclosed to all potential participants. Professor Safran did endeavor to attract other sources of support but was unable to do so. Funding for the conference was ultimately secured on August...
...early October, the Associate Dean for Research and Allied Institutions in FAS (editor's note: Richard G. Leahy) received a telephone call from a newspaper reporter inquiring about a CMES conference supported by the CIA. The Associate Dean had no knowledge of such a conference and called Professor Safran to inquire further. Professor Safran confirmed the story and was then requested by the Associate Dean to make immediate disclosure to me. As a result, on October 2, 1 was informed of the conference and the CIA support in a letter from Professor Safran...
...guidelines and procedures for outside funding. This review process should involve all those who take part in the Center's work and should culminate in a clear statement of policy. Lisa Anderson associate professor of government A. Tosun Aricanli assistant professor of economics Selma Botman research associate, CMES Mary Jo Del Vecchio Good lecturer on sociology Zachary Lockman assistant professor of history Afsaneh Najmabadi visiting lecturer on government Paula Sanders assistant professor of history