Article: "Walt decries influence of Israel lobby" (Nov. 28)
Posted by: Josh Allen
Comment: I'm sorry I missed this.
I can't help thinking that the growing movement to openly discuss our relationship with Israel, and who is influencing it, is the only positive sign in a generally bleak outlook for this country.
Certainly in the field of foreign relations, there is little prospect for much improvement until this underlying problem is addressed.
Kudos to people like Walt and Mearsheimer for breaking the taboo.
And kudos to Tufts for inviting them.
Article: "Editorial | Nealley's firing highlights administration's strengths, opportunity to grow" (Nov. 28)
Posted by: Louis Shukat
Comment: Have to agree with Will [Ehrenfeld] that the administration shouldn't pat itself on the back for such a blatant failure.
A university should have appropriate controls in place, as David Marosi notes, but if $10,000 is going south - or $50,000 or $75,000 - that's when checks and balances should be aware that something awful is happening.
If Tufts has an additional $300,000 to pony up every time a scammer infiltrates its system, what does that say to those who donate to the college?
Granted, it isn't easy running a college, but if the best a dean can do is leak to a college paper in order to save face, then "Houston, we have a problem."
Accountability means those in charge while $300,000 was pilfered (more than a quarter of a million dollars) should step down. Other "ethical lapses" that occur on an administration's watch over the length of that administration's term should also be investigated.
