 According to Noam Chomsky , the controversy that surrounded Finkelstein 's research caused a delay in his earning his Ph.D. at Princeton University . Chomsky wrote in Understanding Power that Finkelstein " literally could not get the faculty to read [ his dissertation ] " and that Princeton eventually granted Finkelstein his doctorate only " out of embarrassment [ for Princeton ] " but refused to give him any further professional backing . 
 According to Noam Chomsky , the controversy <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>surrounded Finkelstein <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>research caused a delay in his earning his Ph.D. at Princeton University . Chomsky wrote in Understanding Power that Finkelstein " literally could not get the faculty to read [ his dissertation ] " and that Princeton eventually granted Finkelstein his doctorate only " out of embarrassment [ for Princeton ] " but refused to give him any further professional backing . 
According to Noam Chomsky , the controversy surrounded Finkelstein  research caused a delay in his earning his Ph.D. at Princeton University . Chomsky wrote in Understanding Power that Finkelstein " literally could not get the faculty to read [ his dissertation ] " and dat Princeton eventually granted Finkelstein his doctorate only " out of embarrassment [ for Princeton ] " but refused to give em any further professional backin .