Times column exacerbates Yale-Peru negotiations
After former Peruvian first lady writes that Yale is ‘acting in an arrogant, neo-colonial manner,’ University pushes back
The epic saga between Yale and Peru escalated this weekend — in the pages of The New York Times.
In a guest column published Saturday, Eliane Karp de Toledo, Peru’s former first lady, harshly criticized the Memorandum of Understanding that the current Peruvian government and Yale signed in September. On Sunday, University officials struck back at Karp de Toledo in interviews, questioning the validity of her claims and the nature of her motives.
"And Burger said Sunday that legal action becomes more and more possible as time goes on.
“If these negotiations break down,” he said, “we may find ourselves in court. And Yale would do well in a trial.”"
There are no morals in Yale...