Title: Al-Qaeda goes to college
Subtitle: impact of the war on terror on American higher education
Description: This volume is the first book-length treatment of how the 9/11 attacks and the American political scene afterward have affected higher education in this country. It covers topics such as: universities' roles in training counter-terrorism experts, particularly anthropologists working in Iraq and Afghanistan; bio-terrorism research on campuses; inflammatory critiques by the likes of Ward Churchill; the conspiracy theories advocated by some academics regarding 9/11; lawsuits against universities by terror victims trying to get settlements from countries like Iran by seizing archaeological artifacts in American universities; accused Islamists teaching at American colleges, like Sami al-Arian at USF.
Subjects: Political aspects of Higher education, Higher Education, Domestic terrorism, Academic freedom, War on Terrorism, 2001-, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, Education, higher, political aspects, Education, higher, united states, Terrorism, united states, Political aspects
Places: United States