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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Brandeis no longer holds to its values when it is discriminatory
Letters to the Editor | 4/15/08
Posted online at 2:32 AM EST on 4/15/08
To the Editor:
When a higher education institute like Brandeis discriminates against its own students, it shows that the whole yell about social justice and truth is a huge lie ("Student appeals after being banned from campus," April 8 issue). Being loud and shouting social justice does not mean that one can ensure it. I have heard of several other cases in which Brandeis administration has been evolved in the violation of student process rights and discrimination. I can only imagine the amount of hype and attention this issue would have received if Darwish were an American or for that matter belonged to a specific faith.
I am a Fulbright scholar and a graduate student and was initially going to recommend Brandeis to friends who were willing to apply here. However, I am reluctant now. Students like Darwish come to Brandeis in search of good quality education and most importantly to study in a society that is based upon justice, equality, freedom and peace. I guess they are wrong.
- Harris Najib
The writer is a graduate student in Sustainable International Development.
When a higher education institute like Brandeis discriminates against its own students, it shows that the whole yell about social justice and truth is a huge lie ("Student appeals after being banned from campus," April 8 issue). Being loud and shouting social justice does not mean that one can ensure it. I have heard of several other cases in which Brandeis administration has been evolved in the violation of student process rights and discrimination. I can only imagine the amount of hype and attention this issue would have received if Darwish were an American or for that matter belonged to a specific faith.
I am a Fulbright scholar and a graduate student and was initially going to recommend Brandeis to friends who were willing to apply here. However, I am reluctant now. Students like Darwish come to Brandeis in search of good quality education and most importantly to study in a society that is based upon justice, equality, freedom and peace. I guess they are wrong.
- Harris Najib
The writer is a graduate student in Sustainable International Development.
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