Posts Tagged: University of Michigan
Anti-Israel Protest Staged at University of Michigan During Jewish New Year Observance
Students at the University of Michigan last Thursday erected an "apartheid wall" on campus and led an anti-Israel protest in front of it. Organized by Students...
MESA Partner Web Page Down as Schools Cut Ties Over Israel Boycott
A website listing institutional members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) linked to an error page as of Tuesday, days after another of its...
Florida Public Universities Expected to Reject BDS, Governor DeSantis Says
The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that it expects Florida State University to prevent the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), with...
University of Michigan Jewish Group Decries ‘Hateful’ Anti-Israel Graffiti on Storied Campus Rock
University of Michigan Hillel condemned on Sunday two recent incidents of "vulgar, hateful" anti-Israel vandalism that it said were attempts to "target" the campus Jewish...
Hospitals and Schools Must Ensure That No Medical Professional Ever Uses Their Position to Harm Jews
On July 4, 1975, a deadly refrigerator bomb exploded in Jerusalem, killing 14 people and injuring 62 more. Standing approximately 15 meters away from the...
Pro-Israel Faculty Members Must Speak Out on Campus
With the normalizing of antisemitism comes the normalizing of BDS. Professors and academics who support and advocate for BDS feel empowered and emboldened by the...
Recommendation Letter Flap Illustrates Increasingly Hostile Campus Climate for Israel’s Supporters
After he criticized Hamas in a 2014 Facebook post, Connecticut College professor Andrew Pessin was forced to take a sabbatical due to threats and faculty ostracism. On...
Professor: BDS Panel at University of Michigan Was an ‘Unrelentingly Anti-Israel Propaganda Fete’
A professor at the University of Michigan said a recent panel hosted by the school on the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign was "a...
University of Michigan Hosts ‘Pro-BDS’ Event, Despite Recent Anti-Israel Incidents
JNS.org - Despite the recent wave of anti-Israel incidents at the University of Michigan—and following the deadliest attack on Jews in history of the United States—the school’s Center...
University of Michigan Dept. Announces ‘Pro-BDS’ Event After Israel Controversies
A department at the University of Michigan is hosting an event with leading advocates of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, which the...
Two Academic Groups Urge University of Michigan to Reconsider Sanctions Against Professors Who Won’t Recommend Students for Israel Study
Two leading academic groups called on the University of Michigan to withhold from sanctioning instructors who refused to write letters of recommendation for students who sought...
Michigan Lecture Comparing Netanyahu to Hitler Included Odious Antisemitic Image
JNS.org - A lecture at the University of Michigan several weeks ago that consisted of a slide comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler included another...
The University of Michigan Has a Big Problem
News from Michigan tends to reach me here in Israel given my personal and professional ties to the state. Having taught at Queens College CUNY...
Jewish Students, Groups Applaud University of Michigan for ‘Strong’ Response to Faculty Who Refused to Give Recommendations for Israel Study
The University of Michigan is being applauded by Jewish students and advocacy groups, after it announced "serious consequences" for instructors who withhold letters of recommendation due to...
