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| TO THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF (Name of Newspaper) PLEASE TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE DANIEL PIPES NOMINATION TO THE USIP Dear Editorial Board, We are among the over 450 academics from colleges and universities across the country and more than 4,500 co-signatories who signed a letter delivered on June 17 to the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions urging it to reject the nomination of Daniel Pipes to the US Institute for Peace (USIP) or else hold full public hearings so his extremist views can be fully exposed to the American people. We are writing to urge (Name of newspaper) to take a strong editorial position against the nomination and ask that you do it soon since the issue is expected to be before the Committee within the next few weeks. In the letter, which begins “As American citizens we are deeply concerned....”(see full text at http://www.say-no-to-pipes.org), we provide multiple reasons for strongly rejecting the nomination. These include the fact that Pipes’s “views are held to be deeply racist, and many, including those from our most prestigious universities, believe he is actively engaged in an attempt to revive the tactics of McCarthyism...as a means of silencing free speech”. In addition, his “often stated views on conflict resolution which favor the use of force and fear over negotiations contradict the stated purpose of the USIP whose mission statement is to ‘promote international peace and resolutions of conflicts among nations and peoples of the world without recourse to violence’...(and) Finally, at a time when our government is already dealing with feelings of much of the rest of the world that it is anti-Arab or anti-Muslim, the fact that Mr. Pipes is widely seen as a radical anti-Arab propagandist, as the Washington Post has put it “is salt in the wound.” Proponents of Pipes, following his own talking points would try and mitigate this in some way by implying that Pipes’s only opposition is comprised of fanatical Muslims (or “Islamists”), but every mainstream Muslim and Arab-American group vehemently opposes his nomination, and this hardly exhausts the opposition. The majority of us (as well as the majority of the over 450 academics from colleges and universities across the country and over 4,500 co-signatories who have signed the letter to the US Senate Committee) are not even Muslims or Arab-Americans at all (and certainly not “Islamists”). This kind of labeling, direct or by implication, is not just false, it is pernicious. As the letter that we and thousands of others have signed says: “We stand with people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and religious persuasions who, in the interest of the most cherished principles of our democracy, condemn this nomination.” This is not a time for people, particularly those with a public voice, to sit by on the sidelines while our democracy, in effect, is highjacked from within. We urge (Name of Newspaper) to take a strong editorial position against this nomination, and we urge it to do it soon. Sincerely, Prof. Jane Adas, Ph.D. Professor of Music Rutgers University Newark, NJ Prof. Michael Adas, Ph.D Professor of History Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Prof. Fatma Antar, Ph.D Professor of Economics Manchester Community College Manchester, CT Prof. Muhammad Ashraf, Ph.D Professor of Medicine University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Prof. Charles Bazerman, Ph.D Department Chair and Professor of Education Gevirtz Graduate School of Education University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Prof. Mel Bienen, Ph.D Professor of Mathematics Westchester Community College, SUNY Valhalla, NY Prof. John L. Berkley, Ph.D Department Chair and Professor of Geosciences SUNY College at Fredonia Fredonia, NY Prof. Daniel Boyarin, Ph.D. Professor of Talmudic Culture Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Rhetoric University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA Prof. Emerita Renate Bridenthal, Ph.D. Professor of History and Women’s Studies CUNY, Brooklyn College New York, NY Prof. Wendy Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA Prof. Rand Carter, Ph.D Professor of Art Hamilton College Clinton, NY Prof. Mark A. Cichock, Ph.D Associate Professor Political Science University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Prof. Margaret Duncombe, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO Prof. Issa El-Hussain, Ph.D Professor Departmentof Geosciences College of Science and Mathematics Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO Prof. Kate Ellis, Ph.D. Professor of English Rutgers University Newark, NJ Prof. Matthew A. Evangelista, Ph.D. Director Peace Studies Program Professor of Government Cornell University Ithaca, NY Prof. Gordon Fellman, Ph.D Chair, Peace and Conflict Studies Program Professor of Sociology Brandeis University Waltham, MA Prof. Cornell Fleischer, Ph.D Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Near Easter Languages and Civilizatioins University of Chicago Chicago, IL Prof. Monica Florence, Ph.D Professor of Religion and Classics University of Rochester Rochester, NY Prof. Irene Gendzier, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science Boston University Boston, MA Prof. Glenda Gilmore, Ph.D. Professor of History and African American Studies Yale University New Haven, CT Prof. Abbott Gleason, Ph.D Professor of History, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University Providence, RI Prof. Deborah Gould, Ph.D Harper Fellow/Collegiate Associate Professor of Social Science Universtiy of Chicago Chicago, IL Prof. Hugh Gusterson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anthropology and Science Studies MIT Cambridge, MA Prof. Stephen Harmon, Ph.D. Professor and Director of International Studies, Pittsburgh State University Pittsburgh, PA Prof. Marianne Janack, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Philosophy Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Prof. Miriam Cherkes-Julkowski, Ph.D. Retired Professer Educational Psychology University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Prof. Eric Klinger, Ph.D Professor of Psychology University of Minnesota Morris, MN Prof. Arnold Krupat ,Ph.D Professor of Global Studies, Literature Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY Prof. Louise Levesque Lopman, Ph.D. Professsor Women's Studies Research Center Brandeis University Waltham, MA Prof. Roy Licklider, Ph.D Professor of Political Science Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Prof. Robin Lorentzen, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Albertson College Caldwell, ID Prof. Emerita Janet Abu-Lughod, Ph.D Professor of Sociology New School University New York, NY Prof. Craig Lucas, BFA/MA Associate Professor, Graduate Director School of Art Kent State University Kent, OH Prof. Andrew McLaughlin, Ph.D Professor of Philosophy Lehman College, CUNY New York, NY Prof. Brinkley M. Messick, Ph.D Professor of Anthropology Columbia University New York, NY Prof. Helene Moglen, Ph.D Professor Literature and Women’s Studies University of California at Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Prof. Paul Monsky, Ph.D Professor of Mathematics Brandeis University Waltham MA. 02454 Prof. Donald Moore, Ph.D Professor Social Cultural Anthropology University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA Prof. Razi Nalim, Ph.D Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indianapolis, IN Prof. Nancy Ries, Ph.D Director Center for Peace Studies Associate Professor of Anthropology Colgate University Hamilton, NY Prof. John G. Rhodes, Ph.D Professor Art Wellesley College Wellesley, MA Prof. Jillian Schwedler, Ph.D Assistant Professor Department of Government and Politics University of Maryland College Park, MD Prof. Joan Scott, Ph.D Professor of Social Science Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ Prof. Robert Schilling, M.Ed Professor Computer Information Systems UMASS, Greenfield Community College Greenfield, MA Prof. Janan Al-Awar Smither, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Prof. Gregory Starrett, Ph.D Associate Professor of Anthropology University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Prof. Joel Stillerman, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Rod Swenson, MFA Center for the Study of Planetery Epistemology Storrs, CT Prof. Emeritus Paul Wallace, Ph.D Professor of Political Science University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Prof. Sabra Webber, Ph.D Professor Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Ohio State University Columbus, OH Prof. Howard Winant, Ph.D Professor of Sociology University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Prof. Tara Yosso, Ph.D Professor of Sociology of Education Department of Chicano Studies University of Chicago Chicago, IL Full List of Colleges and Universities with signatories to the letter: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Albertson College, American University, Augsburg College, Augustana College, Bard College, Barnard College, Baruch College, Berklee College of Music, Bethel College, Boise State University, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, Brown University, California Polytech University, California State University at Fullerton, Carnegie Mellon, Carroll College, Central Connecticut State College, Chapman University, Chatham College, City University of New York, Clark College, Colgate University, Colorado College, Columbia University, Community College of Southern Nevada, Cornell University, Community College of Rhode Island, Creighton University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, DePaul University, Dowling College, Duke University, East Carolina University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Elmhurst College, Emory University, Evergreen State College, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Institute of Technology, Fordham University, Franklin & Marshall College, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Gettysburg College, Goucher College, Greenfield Community College, Hamilton College, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harvard University, Hofstra University, Holy Names College, Hunter College, Idaho State University, Indiana University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Irvine Valley College, Ithaca College, John Hopkins University, Johson State College, Kansas State University, Kansas City Community College, Kent State University, Lehigh University, Lehman College, Long Island University, Longview Community College, Lousiana State University, Loyola University of Chicago, Macalester College, Marquette University, Marymount University, Manchester Community College, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Metro State College, Michigan State University, MIT, Missouri Southern State College, New School University, New York University, Northwestern University, Northeastern University School of Law, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Pace University, Palo Alto College, Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Purchase College, Purdue University,Pittsburgh State University, Plymouth State College, Portland State University, Pratt Institute, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Providence College, Purchase College (SUNY), Purdue University, Queens College, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Richland College, Roanoke College, Rollins College, Rutgers University, Sacramento City College, Saint Joseph’s University, St. Petersburg College, Saint Peter’s College, St. Xavier University, Salem State University, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, Santa Monica College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sarah Lawrence, Shippensburg University, Siena College, Sierra College, Simmons College, Simon’s Rock College of Bard, Stanford University, Strayer University, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Swarthmore College, Syracuse University, Teachers College Columbia University,Temple University, The College of New Jersey, Trinity College, The City College of New York, Triton College, Tufts University, Tunxis Community College, University of Arkansas, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California at Davis, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of California at San Francisco, University of Central Florida, University of Chicago, University of Cincinnati, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Connecticut, University of Florida, University of Hartford, University of Hawaii, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Maryland, University of Memphis, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri Columbia, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, University of New England, University of New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Willmington, University of Southern California, University of Oklahoma, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Puerto Rico, University of South Carolina, University of South Florida, University of Tampa, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, University of Toledo, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Villanova University , Virginia Tech, Warren Wilson College, Washington University, Washington and Lee University, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, West Virginia University, Westchester Community College, Wheaton College, William Jewell College, Xavier College, Yale University. ---------------------------------------------- |
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