March 09, 2009 06:18 PM ET |
Alison Go
After her stint as secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice returned to Stanford this year—but wasn't greeted by everyone with open arms, the Stanford Daily reports. Before stepping down to move to D.C. in 2000, Rice had been a professor at Stanford for more than a decade and had served as provost for seven years.
Now, there is an open letter circulating on the campus that asks for her removal. Last week, a number of students, faculty, and community members attended the Condi Un-welcoming Committee Meeting, where they presented the letter, which goes as far as to demand her arrest and prosecution for war crimes. The Daily offers no comment from Rice or the university.
"We don't want to be a part of an institution that legitimates a war criminal," said one student, complaining that, "in the name of academic freedom, people are OK with what is a matter of fundamental values and turning our back to the international community."