The last issue of the FNL includes an unsigned FNL Editorial article responding to my November/December article about the Pulse and the FNL. This (unsigned) article titled “Setting the Record Straight” claims as follows:

1. They quote my article: “Prof. Yossi Sheffi writes, ‘It [the FNL] also betrays its own rules by allowing unsigned articles to be published, sometimes by non-faculty members of the community.’” The unsigned FNL Editorial article claims, “This statement is inaccurate.”  Of course, this is a rich assertion in an unsigned article in the FNL.
2. The FNL Editorial article quotes my article: “Prof. Sheffi writes, ‘To our knowledge, it is false that the Keepers of the Pulse are elected by the faculty in open elections.’” Again, the unsigned FNL Editorial article is inaccurate in that open and free elections were held (using the Pulse). On August 27th, 2024, an email to the entire faculty announced the results of the elections. The result was that Roger Levy and I became Keepers.
3. The FNL article also states, “The editorial board of the Faculty Newsletter strives to maintain the highest degree of accuracy and integrity within every one of the articles offered in each issue of the FNL.”  Perhaps making one phone call or sending one email to check whether or not their “Setting the Record Straight” statements are correct would improve their “highest degree of accuracy”?

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