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Section 633 of the Education Reauthorization Act calls for the creation of an advisory board consisting of at least two appointees that representational security agencies overseeing curricula, course materials and the recruitment of faculty that accept federal government money for international studies. While Asian, African, European, and Latin American area studies programs will be affected, Middle Eastern studies programs are the real target of the advisory board.
The advisory board could serve to stifle academic freedom by suppressing any views that are not viewed as supportive of
Pipes faced a storm of criticism when he launched Campus Watch, a web site that included “dossiers” on professors and academic institutions thought to be too critical of
In a January 13th Washington Post article, Pipes claimed “Middle East studies have not served us well” and that the board will serve to
"....supervise the distribution of government funds…..of what he considers to be the radical
H.R. 3077 passed the House floor with little notice of academic freedom concerns.
“At a time when Congress is pushing for democracy and academic freedom in the
ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be POLITE and RESPECTFUL.)
1) Contact the Chairman of the HELP Committee today and ask that section 633, which creates the advisory board, be removed from H.R. 3077 in the Senate bill. Send copies of correspondence to the other members of the committee.
CONTACT:
Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Chairman
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
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TEL: (202) 224-5375, Majority Staff: (202) 224-6770, Minority Staff:
(202)224-0767 FAX: (202) 228-5044
E-MAIL: greggstaff@labor.senate.gov
2) Contact the committee member who represents your state and ask that
section 633 be removed from H.R. 3077 in the Senate bill. Send copies of correspondence to the other members of the committee.
LIST OF OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
http://health.senate.gov/committee_members.html
Ranking Member: Edward Kennedy (MA)
202-224-4543 Phone
202-224-2417 Fax
Republicans:
Bill Frist (TN)
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202-228-1264 Fax
Mike Enzi (WY)
202-224-3424 Phone
202-228-0359 Fax
Lamar Alexander (TN)
202-224-4944 Phone
202-228-3398 Fax
Christopher Bond (MO)
202-224-5721 Phone
202-224-8149 Fax
Mike DeWine (OH)
202-224-2315 Phone
202-224-6519 Fax
Pat Roberts (KS)
202-224-4774 Phone
202-224-3514 Fax
Jeff Sessions (
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202-224-3149 Fax
John Ensign (NV)
202-224-6244 Phone
202-228-2193 Fax
Lindsey Graham (SC)
202-224-5972 Phone
202-224-1189 Fax
John Warner (VA)
202-224-2023 Phone
202-224-6295 Fax
Democrats:
Christopher Dodd (CT)
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202-224-1083 Fax
Tom Harkin (IA)
202-224-3254 Phone
202-224-9369 Fax
Barbara Mikulski (MD)
202-224-4654 Phone
202-224-8858 Fax
Patty Murray (WA)
202-224-2621 Phone
202-224-0238 Fax
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
202-224-5521 Phone
202-224-2852 Fax
Jack Reed (RI)
202-224-4642 Phone
202-224-4680 Fax
John Edwards (NC)
202-224-3154 Phone
202-228-1374 Fax
Hillary Clinton (NY)
202-224-4451 Phone
202-228-0282 Fax
Independent: James Jeffords (VT)
202-224-5141 Phone
202-228-0776 Fax
Contact Information for the committee:
428 Dirksen Senate Office Building
(202) 224-5375 - voice
(202) 228-5044 - Fax
Majority Staff #: (202) 224-6770
Minority Staff #: (202) 224-0767