Posts Tagged: Miriam Elman
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,...
‘Take Back the Campus’: Hundreds of Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Major Unity Conference
Over 500 Jewish and pro-Israel students from across the US gathered in Washington, DC this week to craft strategies for countering the anti-Zionist movement on...
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...
‘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...
‘Unconscionable’: Major Academic Association Endorses Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), an academic professional organization, endorsed a labor union coalition's call for a ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday, according...
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...
‘A Dark Day for Higher Education’: American Anthropological Association Endorses BDS After Referendum
Members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) overwhelmingly voted to approve a resolution calling for a full academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Just 37 percent...
‘Profoundly Destructive’: Jewish Organizations from Across Ideological Spectrum Call on Academic Association to Reject BDS Resolution
Over 80 major Jewish organizations spanning the American political spectrum have signed a blistering letter imploring members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to reject...
Over 100 Academics Urge U Chicago to Stop ‘In-Person’ Protest of Israeli Veteran’s Course
Over 120 academics from universities across the US have issued a letter calling on the University of Chicago to prevent Students for Justice in Palestine's...
