On 29 January 2017 at 12:01, Gjoko Muratovski <
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> As much as I do not like the discussion that has been going on, I would
> like to make a comment about Ken Friedman as a person.
>
> Ken was a Dean of the Faculty where I was a junior academic from a foreign
> country with a recently completed PhD. At the beginning of my academic
> career no one has been more supportive than him. Being the Dean at the
> time, he didn’t need to spend the time he barely had to guide me or to
> mentor me – nevertheless he did, and he did that selflessly. He did that
> for many others who worked there as well, and I have witnessed many careers
> flourishing with his support. After few years I moved to work at another
> university, yet Ken continued to provide me with his mentorship
> wholeheartedly and he was always available to help me when I needed it.
>
> He is a person that is always ready to help others and he never asks for
> anything in return. Over the many years I have had the pleasure of knowing
> him, I have seen how he has helped many people – regardless of their age,
> status, their gender, or race. Many of these people are members of this
> list and I hope that they will speak out as well.
>
> Ken has an incredible generosity of spirit and strong integrity. It really
> upsets me to see that he is taken out of context and being treated in such
> a defamatory way. Despite what intellectual disagreements some people may
> have with him, he is none of the things that he is being accused of.
>
I agree with Gjoko.
Even though my background with Ken is entirely different, the conclusion I
reach is the same.
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