Two days ago, one of our colleagues, Elaine Fisher, who is an assistant prof. at Stanford, received the following letter, which I reproduce with Elaine's permission. This is a very serious matter, a naked government attack on university research and the intellectual life of the United States.

Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus, Classical Indian History

University of Alberta

"The University of Alberta is committed to the pursuit of truth,

the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledge

through teaching, research and other scholarly and creative activities and service."

-- Collective Agreement 3.01