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'''Joseph Massad''' [[MA]] '[[1989|89]] [[MPhil]] '[[1994|94]] [[PhD]] '[[1998|98]] is a professor in the [[MEALAC]] department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history.
 
'''Joseph Massad''' [[MA]] '[[1989|89]] [[MPhil]] '[[1994|94]] [[PhD]] '[[1998|98]] is a professor in the [[MEALAC]] department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history.
  
He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary ''[[Columbia Unbecoming]]''. According to rumor, he was denied tenure in a secret deal that allowed [[Nadia Abu El-Haj]] to gain hers.  
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He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary ''[[Columbia Unbecoming]]''.  
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Various rumors pertaining to unrelated issues have circulated surrounding his continued denial of tenure.
  
 
Conservative [[David Horowitz]] named him one of the "101 most dangerous" professors in America.
 
Conservative [[David Horowitz]] named him one of the "101 most dangerous" professors in America.

Revision as of 02:18, 23 April 2008

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Joseph Massad MA '89 MPhil '94 PhD '98 is a professor in the MEALAC department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history.

He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary Columbia Unbecoming.

Various rumors pertaining to unrelated issues have circulated surrounding his continued denial of tenure.

Conservative David Horowitz named him one of the "101 most dangerous" professors in America.

His book, Desiring Arabs, won the Lionel Trilling Award in 2008.