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Entries in Dr Thio Li-ann (4)

Tuesday
Sep152009

Bring it on, Singanews

DateTuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:23AM

Updated on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 2:43PM by Registered CommenterCallan Tham

Ever since the AWARE EGM in May, I, among others, have been expecting the "New Guard" to come out with a "new media plan" in an effort to wage a more subtle campaign, under the guise of secularism, in order to further their agenda. While I support the right of any group to establish an online presence, doing so while hiding religious motivations as "mainstream family values" is disingenuous, misrepresentation and disgusting.

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Thursday
Aug202009

One op-ed, two views on Dr Thio and NYU

DateThursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:02AM

This Billings Gazette op-ed piece featured two different views from Andrea Sarvady and Shaunti Feldhahn on Thio Li-ann's aborted trip to NYU. Miss Feldhahn defended Thio, her "close friend from grad school", insisting that political correctness stifles free debate, while Miss Sarvady challenged the legitimacy of Thio teaching a course on human rights.

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Thursday
Jul232009

Dr Thio Li-ann not teaching at NYU after all

DateThursday, July 23, 2009 at 4:10PM

I was alerted to this news when our (sadly) former NMP Siew Kum Hong sent this tweet, which was picked up quickly by friends on Twitter. This article from Above The Law broke the news, and also has the official NYU statement on the decision, made by Dr Thio and not the NYU administration. The New York Times has also picked up the news here.

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Monday
Jul202009

Playing the victim card, and a suggestion for NYU

DateMonday, July 20, 2009 at 11:28AM

Updated on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 4:24PM by Registered CommenterCallan Tham

Updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:51PM by Registered CommenterCallan Tham

Updated on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 4:10PM by Registered CommenterCallan Tham

The recent back-and-forth between students of NYU and Dr Thio Li-ann over her visiting professorship to teach human rights has shed more light into the tactics and mentality of our local legal scholar than that of the NYU students. One of the most illuminating exchanges was between Malik Graves-Pryor, an information technology professional who works for NYU law, whose letter to the NYU Law dean sparked an 18-point rebuttal from Dr Thio.

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