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I Study at CMES. The Leadership Change Is a Good First Step.

The Harvard Crimson 04 Apr 2025
Almost overnight, my place at Harvard, at CMES — and in academia itself — felt uncertain. The change in CMES leadership is an opportunity — not for suppression, but for renewal ... Hopefully CMES can follow in their footsteps.
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Hoekstra Defends CMES Dismissals at Faculty Meeting, but Wavers on Harvard’s Next Move

The Harvard Crimson 02 Apr 2025
He said the timing of the CMES dismissals, which came within days of a University announcement that it was severing its ties with Birzeit University in the West Bank, was “a coincidence that’s really hard to believe.”.
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CME Group's Crypto Derivatives Trading Jumps Nearly 60% in March, Driven by Micro Bitcoin Futures

Finance Magnates 02 Apr 2025
CME Group posted strong growth in its cryptocurrency derivatives market in the first quarter of 2025, reaching a record $11.3 billion in notional value ... Micro Futures Lead the Charge ... Treasury futures, energy options, and agricultural contracts ... ....
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Center for Middle Eastern Studies Leaders Dismissed for Alleged Lack of Balance in Events on Palestine, Harvard AAUP Says

The Harvard Crimson 01 Apr 2025
In those conversations, the AAUP wrote, Cutler specifically referenced two CMES events in the spring ... In their Monday release, Harvard AAUP condemned the CMES dismissals, writing that they infringed on academic freedom.
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Harvard’s Targeting of CMES Should Alarm All of Us

The Harvard Crimson 31 Mar 2025
Now, the very professor who helped spearhead this programming, Cemal Kafadar, has been “dismissed” from his position as director of CMES ... CMES programming on Palestine seems to be the source of its heightened scrutiny.
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Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies

The Harvard Crimson 28 Mar 2025
The departures come after the CMES has repeatedly faced public criticism from Harvard affiliates who have alleged that some of the center’s programming has been antisemitic and has failed to represent Israeli perspectives.
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