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Lawrence President, Provost Issue Statement Opposing Academic Boycotts, Lawrence University
Lawrence President, Provost Issue Statement Opposing Academic Boycotts, Lawrence University
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In response to calls by several academic associations for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions because of that country’s occupation of Palestinian territories and restrictions on Palestinian students and scholars, Lawrence University President Mark Burstein and Provost and Dean of the Faculty David Burrows have jointly issued the following statement.
“A central principle of a liberal arts education is the ability to discuss differing opinions in an environment that supports the exchange of ideas and the learning that comes from that exchange. At Lawrence we have supported this value of discourse since our founding 167 years ago.
“The longer we …