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There's a running "joke" among doctors that says that sometimes, the operation can be a success, and the patient can still die. Our petition against the tenure of Nadia Abu El Haj is a perfect example. The petition was a success - signed by almost 2,600 people, a very large portion of whom are Columbia and Barnard graduates.
I've had newspapers contact me to ask me what our next move will be. The answer is that there will be no next move. Jewish students at Barnard and Columbia will no doubt suffer this professor as students in my years suffered Edward Said's rampant anti-Israel/anti-Semitic comments. For me, there is victory in having fought. In many ways, it was a foregone conclusion that tenure would be granted - after all, that was the dirty deal - Columbia's way of getting rid of Joseph Massad.
But Columbia and Barnard didn't count on the level of protests against Nadia Abu El Haj, the anger of the graduates. I know dozens of graduates who will not donate another penny to Barnard and Columbia - and this too is justice. I know dozens of graduates who would think many times before sending their children to a school with professors such as this careless "scholar" - and this too, is justice.
I know a man who received his PhD from Yale after graduating from Columbia, and says he won't put the Columbia degree on his resume anymore. This shame in our alma mater is justice too.
The greatest victory, however, is a hope that next time around, Barnard's administration will be less careless and more thorough. That they will understand that the Anthropology department is notorious for its anti-Israel policies and candidates seeking tenure from that department must be carefully investigated before the process turns into an embarrassment.
As a final wrap-up, following are the names of 2,592 individuals who cared enough to sign the petition and voice their opposition.
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