Posts Tagged: Academic Engagement Network (AEN)
Jewish Higher Education Community Fires Back at Anti-Zionist Faculty Letter
Jewish lawyers and nonprofit leaders fired back at an anti-Zionist open letter which, while condemning the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Hamas activists on college campuses,...
Jewish Groups Slam Major Body of University Professors Over Anti-Israel Event
A cohort of Jewish civil rights and nonprofit groups issued on Thursday a joint letter expressing concerns about the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)...
Academics Gather to Discuss Improving Jewish Relations With Christian World, Black Community
The Academic Engagement Network (AEN) — a nonprofit which promotes academic freedom and honest scholarship on the subject of Israel — held on Feb. 5-6...
3,000 Academics Denounce Boycotts of Israel in New Letter
Nearly 3,000 scholars have signed an open letter which condemns academic boycotts of Israel and calls on university officials to protect the academy from the...
Faculty Call on California State University System to Address Antisemitic Hatred Fueled by Professors
Over 150 faculty of the California State University (CSU) System, which serves over 450,000 students, have signed an open letter calling on chancellor Mildred García...
‘You Will Be Held Accountable’: US Congress Questions University Presidents Over Pro-Hamas Encampments
US lawmakers on Thursday interrogated the presidents of Northwestern University, Rutgers University, and the University of California, Los Angeles during a three-hour hearing about their...
‘Crisis at Columbia’: Elite University Spirals Into Chaos Against Backdrop of School President’s DC Testimony
Columbia University exploded into a welter of anti-Israel protests while its president, Minouche Shafik, was in Washington, DC on Wednesday testifying before US lawmakers about...
New Partnership Aims to Revive Black-Jewish Alliance
A new partnership has its sights set on reviving the formidable Black-Jewish alliance, which toppled the Jim Crow laws in the segregated south in the...
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Academic Department Deletes Letter to Students Accusing Israel of ‘Genocide’
The Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has deleted a statement from its website accusing Israel of "genocide" and "settler...
University of Michigan Faculty Form Anti-Zionist Group, Accuse School of Aiding ‘Genocide of Palestinian People’
A group of professors and other workers at the University of Michigan has formed a "Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine" (FSJP) chapter and...
Leading Academic Group Denounces National Women’s Studies Association for Silence on Hamas Atrocities Against Women
A group of feminists and scholars at US universities has issued a searing open letter censuring the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) for not condemning...
‘Exercise Moral Leadership’: Nonprofits Call on Universities to Monitor Pro-Hamas Rallies on Campus and Denounce Terrorism
Several nonprofit organizations are imploring higher education officials to "exercise moral leadership," unambiguously condemn Hamas's terrorist campaign in Israel and honor their legal obligation to...
NYU Praised by Academic, Civil Rights Groups for Declining to Host Anti-Zionist Conference
US Jewish groups on Wednesday cheered New York University (NYU) for confirming that it will not host a conference that a California-based anti-Zionist organization planned...
Social Media Can Foster Positive Feelings About Israel Among Youth, New Study Says
Exposing young people to Israel through social media may help in fostering positive emotions about the country, according to a new market research study conducted...
