When in late August, in response to a casual question on someone else’s Facebook page, I mentioned that I would be in the United States in September for a few talks, a screen-grab of the innocuous exchange swiftly appeared on Zionist blogs and Twitter. Trolling must be a dreary, boring plight. Yisrael Medad, an American […]
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American University of Beirut students protest in support of Steven Salaita as school president intervenes to cancel hiring process
Students at the American University of Beirut have been organizing on campus since AUB President Fadlo Khuri canceled the hiring of Professor Steven Salaita based on accusations of ‘procedural irregularities’ during the hiring process. As a #StudentsforSalaita press release explained, “Students are concerned this controversy follows Salaita’s persecution at UIUC, as well as the changing perspectives within […]
Columbia Divest For Climate Justice Protesters Plan Sit-In At Low Library
Print Friendly Above Photo: YASMINE AKKI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. CDCJ members outside of President Lee Bollinger’s office in Low Library. Sixteen members of Columbia Divest for Climate Justice are conducting an indefinite sit-in inside Low Library to demand that the University divest from the fossil fuel industry. The group—which has been campaigning for this goal since […]