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
A USC Student Tweeted ‘Kill Every Motherf**ing Zionist.’ Zionist Faculty are Unhappy With USC’s Response.
Forward – A group of University of Southern California faculty members are demanding the school take action against a Palestinian student who posted several antisemitic tweets, including one saying she wanted “to kill every motherf——-g Zionist.”
Five Things Oberlin Students Need To Know About Professor Mahallati
CAMERA – Oberlin College is defending one of its professors, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, a former Iranian diplomat. He stands accused of helping to cover up the mass killings of thousands of dissidents and members of the Baha’i faith at a notorious prison massacre that took place in Iran in 1988.
Hateful CUNY Statement Spreads Falsehoods, Condones War, and Stands With Anti-Jewish “Resistance”
Nearly 200 City University of New York faculty members have resigned, or plan to resign, from the university system’s faculty trade union in protest over two vitriolic anti-Israel statements endorsed by the union and an affiliated organization.
University of Michigan Faces Heat After Educators’ Anti-Israel Bias
South Florida Sun Sentinel – The University of Michigan is again under fire for anti-Israel sentiment as a pro-BDS instructor rejected a Jewish student’s request for a letter of recommendation to study in Israel for a semester, just a few months after an associate professor refused to do the same for student Abigail Ingber.
Lawsuit Highlights Jewish Students’ Frustrations With San Francisco State
Inside Higher Ed – Current and former students of San Francisco State University filed a federal lawsuit against university officials and the Board of Trustees overseeing the entire California State University System, claiming they perpetuated anti-Semitism and left Jewish students vulnerable because of their religion, in violation of federal civil rights statutes.
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