February 7, 2003
Columbia Wins Back a Mideast Historian; Stanford Linear Accelerator Lures 2 Stars; Political Scientist Leaves Chicago for Yale
WELCOME BACK: Sixteen years ago, Professor Rashid Khalidi left Columbia University for the University of Chicago after spurning Columbia's counteroffer. Columbia has finally wooed him back. He will take the new Edward Said chair in Middle Eastern studies, this time despite Chicago's attempts to keep him.
Mr. Khalidi was born in New York, and his Big Apple roots run deep. His father earned his Ph.D. from Columbia, his brother studied there as an undergrad, and Mr. Khalidi taught at the
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