<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt">I called. I strove to be as polite as possible, expressing my "extreme disappointment," urging them to reverse the decision, saying this is a blow against the principle of academic freedom.</span></div>
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt">fwd:</span></div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt">Hi all, let's call and write U of M !  </span><br>
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The Director of the Center that cancelled can be reached at <a href="tel:734%20764-7640" value="+17347647640" target="_blank">734 764-7640</a> for some conversation about why the donor and the Center are so off-target in disinviting Alice. <hr>


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<a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br>
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