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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

12.14.2009 - Reaction to the attack on University House


12.14.2009 - Reaction to the attack on University House


Reaction to the attack on University House

From Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger:
California will not tolerate any type of terrorism against any leaders including educators," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "The attack on Chancellor Birgeneau's home is a criminal act and those who participated will be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law. Debate is the foundation of democracy and I encourage protestors to find peaceful and productive ways to express their opinions.
From University of California President Mark Yudof:
The attack on Chancellor Birgeneau's residence late last night was appalling. The behavior as described went far beyond the boundaries of public dissent, and such lawlessness cannot be tolerated. I have spoken with the Chancellor to express my support. The matter is now appropriately in the hands of law enforcement authorities.
From Robert M. Berdahl, president of the Association of American Universities (and former UC Berkeley chancellor):
The Association of American Universities strongly condemns the violent attack on the Chancellor’s home that took place at the University of California, Berkeley, on December 11.   This outrageous behavior has nothing to do with legitimate dissent.  These are criminal activities intended to intimidate and terrorize, not to protest, and law enforcement needs to treat them as such.
Our universities are havens for civil discourse and debate.  Dissent and protest are expected, even welcome, as signs of thriving democracy.  However, when dissent turns violent, it undermines the foundation of a university and the democratic values of our society.
Most of the nation’s colleges and universities are facing their worst financial challenges in decades, none more serious than those besetting the University of California.  There is plenty of room for reasoned debate over the difficult steps that institutions must take to respond to these challenges.  We call on all parties to the debate to insist on civility and the principles of rational discourse.
From the UC Berkeley faculty:
We, the undersigned members of the Berkeley faculty, unconditionally condemn the acts of violence committed against Chancellor Birgeneau and his family.
Adam Berman
Executive Director
Haas School of Business
Ali Niknejad
Associate Professor
EECS
Alice Agogino
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ananya Roy
Professor
City and Regional Planning
Ann Smock
Professor
French
Anthony J. Cascardi
Professor Director, Townsend Center for the Humanities
Comparative Literature, Rhetoric, and Spanish
Barbara Mellers
Professor
Haas School of Business
Barrie Thorne
Professor
Sociology and Gender and Women's Studies
Barry Staw
Professor
Haas School of Business
Benjamin E. Hermalin
Professor
Economics
Bjoern Hartmann
Assistant Professor
EECS
Bob Hass
Professor
English
Brian A. Barsky
Professor
EECS - Computer Science
Bruce G. Baldwin
Professor
Integrative Biology
Carlo H. Sequin
Professor
EECS - Computer Science
Catherine Cole
Professor
Theater, Dance and Performance Studies
Catherine Wolfram
Associate Professor
Haas School of Business
Christine Parlour
Associate Professor
Haas School of Business
Christine Rosen
Associate Professor
Haas School of Business
Christopher Kutz
Professor
Law - Jurisprudence and Social Policy
Claire Tomlin
Professor
EECS
Colleen Lye
Associate Professor
English
Costas J. Spanos
Professor
EECS
Cyrus Wadia
Professor
Haas School of Business
Daniel F. Melia
Associate Professor
Rhetoric/Scandinavian
David Aaker
Professor
Haas School of Business
David Ackerly
Associate Professor
Integrative Biology
David B. Wake
Professor
Integrative Biology
David Winickoff
Assistant Professor
ESPM
Déborah A. Blocker
Associate Professor
French
Duncan Williams
Associate Professor
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Edwin R. Lewis
Professor emeritus
EECS
Elad Alon
Assistant Professor
EECS
Ellen L. Simms
Professor
Integrative Biology
Fiona M. Doyle
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Ganesh Iyer
Professor
Haas School of Business
Ian Duncan
Professor
English
Ion Stoica
Associate Professor
EECS
Isha Ray
Assistant Professor
Energy and Resources Group
Ivan Kamimnow
Professor
EECS
James O'Brien
Associate Professor
EECS
Jeff Romm
Professor
ESPM/ARE
Jeffrey Boore
Associate Professor
Integrative Biology
Jennifer Chatman
Professor
Haas School of Business
Jere H. Lipps
Professor
Integrative Biology
Jitendra Malik
Professor
EECS
Johan Walden
Assistant Professor
Haas School of Business
John Efron
Professor
History
John Harte
Professor
Energy and Resources Group
Jonathan Leonard
Professor
Haas School of Business
Karl Ashoka Britto
Associate Professor
French & Comparative Literature
Katherine Snyder
Associate Professor
English
Kevin Padian
Professor
Integrative Biology
Kevis Goodman
Associate Professor
English
Kris Pister
Professor
EECS
Laura Kray
Associate Professor
Haas School of Business
Laura Tyson
Professor
Haas School of Business
Leo Goodman
Professor
Sociology Dept. and Statistics Dept.
Louise Fortmann
Professor
ESPM
Maria Nondorf
Assistant Professor
Haas School of Business
Mark Goble
Associate Professor
English
Matthew D. Potts
Assistant Professor
ESPM
Maximilian Auffhammer
Associate Professor
Agricultural and Resource Economics/IAS
Meg Conkey
Professor
Anthropology
Meghan Busse
Assistant Professor
Haas School of Business
Michael Iarocci
Associate Professor
Spanish and Portuguese
Nelson Maldonado-Torres
Associate Professor
Ethnic Studies
Pablo Spiller
Professor
Haas School of Business
Patrick Kirch
Professor
Integrative Biology and Anthropology
Paul Licht
Professor & Director
Univ. California Botanical Garden
Pradeep Chhibber
Professor
Political Science
Randy Katz
Professor
EECS
Richard B. Norgaard
Professor
Energy and Resources Group
Richard Cándida Smith
Professor
History
Richard Gilbert
Professor
Economics
Richard Lyons
Professor
Haas School of Business
Robert Rhew
Associate Professor
Geography
Ronald C. Cohen
Professor
Chemistry/Earth and Palnetary Science
Ronald Fearing
Professor
EECS
Rosemary A. Joyce
Professor
Anthropology
Rudolf Schmid
Associate Professor
Integrative Biology
Rui de Figueiredo
Associate Professor
Haas School of Business and Department of Political Science
Santiago Oliveros
Assistant Professor
Haas School of Business
Scott Shenker
Professor
EECS
Sebastian Teunissen
Adjunct Professor
Haas School of Business
Severin Borenstein
Professor
Haas School of Business
Shannon Steen
Associate Professor
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Steven Tadelis
Associate Professor
Haas School of Business
susan maslan
Associate Professor
French
Susan Schweik
Professor
English
Tony Long
Professor
Classics
Tyrone B. Hayes
Professor
Integrative Biology
Vinod K. Aggarwal
Professor
Political Science
Wasim Azhar
Lecturer
Haas School of Business
Wayne Getz
Professor
ESPM
Zsolt Katona
Assistant Professor
Haas School of Business