Education InstituteSome faculty members have themselves been the victims of antisemitism and discrimination while others have supported anti-Jewish bias. The responses by university administrators have also varied considerably. CAMERA monitors instances of antisemitism and anti-Zionist attacks on campus and provides informational and strategic support to students, faculty members and administrators.
News and Commentary
Cornell Prof who Found Hamas attack ‘Exhilarating’ and ‘Energizing’ Now on Leave of Absence
NY Post – Russell Rickford, an associate professor of history, went viral for the incendiary remarks to students during a pro-Palestinian protest soon after the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians. He is now on a leave of absence until at least the end of the semester.
A New Anti-Zionist Institute Demands That Which It Seeks to Deny to Others
CAMERA – A newly-formed “Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism” (ICSZ) will almost certainly never produce any serious insight into Zionism, but the institute itself is proving to be a useful case study in the inherent antisemitism of anti-Zionism.
US Government Investigating SUNY New Paltz for Antisemitic Discrimination
Algemeiner – The US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz to determine whether it refused to intervene when Jewish students were expelled from a campus group for being Zionists, according to lawyers representing the students.
Israel vs. Palestine, on Rate My Professors?
Inside Higher Ed – Two highly rated Jewish professors say they received some uncommonly negative reviews calling them racist following their request to the president of their college, CUNY’s Borough of Manhattan Community College, and to others in charge of social justice and equity there, requesting to “sponsor a program on Jewish indigeneity and Zionism.”
How CUNY Became America’s Most Anti-Semitic University
New York Post – The once-vibrant recruitment of students at New York City’s Jewish schools has all but ceased at most campuses, and there is now abundant evidence demonstrating it’s more difficult than ever for a Jewish professor to attain a CUNY faculty position.
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