May 27, 2008

Palestinian-American Scholar at Columbia U. Gets 2nd Chance at Tenure

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By RICHARD BYRNE and ROBIN WILSON

The news appeared in the blogosphere late last fall: Columbia University had reportedly denied the tenure bid of Joseph A. Massad, a Palestinian-American scholar at the university.

"Raise your cup," Paula Stern, a Jewish American who blogs from Israel, wrote last November. "Joseph Massad will not remain at Columbia University."

But six months later, Mr. Massad—an associate professor of Arab politics in Columbia's