Posts Tagged: University of Michigan
A Culture of Discrimination? University of Michigan Faces Scrutiny for Educators’ Anti-Israel Bias
JNS.org - 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...
BDS Threatens the Diaspora, Not Israel
JNS.org - This past week, we learned of yet another educator at the University of Michigan who has refused to give a Jewish student a...
Michigan Professor Faces Disciplinary Action for Denying Student Letter of Recommendation to Study In Israel
JNS.org - A University of Michigan professor, citing support for the BDS movement in denying a student’s request for a letter of recommendation for a semester-long study abroad...
University of Michigan Faces Criticism From Jewish Groups and Israeli Minister After 2 Students Denied Recommendations by Anti-Israel Instructors, Netanyahu Compared to Hitler
The University of Michigan has faced a flurry of criticism from American Jewish groups and an Israeli cabinet minister, after two students were denied letters of...
University of Michigan Student: I Was Forced to Attend ‘Antisemitic Lecture’ Comparing Netanyahu to Hitler
An undergraduate at the University of Michigan said she "was forced to sit through an overtly antisemitic lecture" on Thursday, which compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
University of Michigan Students Who Support Divestment: ‘We are Not BDS’
JNS.org - Recently an associate professor in the American Culture department at the University of Michigan drew headlines over his decision to deny a student a letter of...
Amid Anti-Israel Controversy, U. Michigan Faculty Urge Professors to Place Student ‘Merit’ Over Politics, but Concerns Persist
An executive faculty body at the University of Michigan on Monday urged professors to base their letters of recommendations on "student’s merit," after a professor refused to write one...
Study Abroad in Turkey, Anyone?
JNS.org - Earlier this month, the Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter published a moving article in Time magazine about how President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s mushrooming...
University of Michigan Regent Denounces Professor’s ‘Antisemitic’ Refusal to Recommend Student for Study in Tel Aviv
The president of the University of Michigan pledged on Thursday to take "appropriate steps" to address a professor's refusal to help a student who plans to study Israel...
University of Michigan ‘Disappointed’ After Professor Refuses to Write Recommendation Letter for Student Studying Abroad in Israel
The University of Michigan (U-M) said it was disappointed after a professor refused to write a letter of recommendation for a student who sought to study...
Divestment Resolutions Targeting Israel Pass at All Three University of Michigan Campuses
A divestment resolution targeting Israel was adopted by students at the University of Michigan-Flint last Wednesday, shortly before the Jewish holiday of Passover. The resolution, which...
Swastika Found at University of Michigan Hours After Divestment Vote Against Israel
A swastika was found at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (U-M) on Wednesday afternoon, hours after the school's student government called on university leaders to divest from companies that...
After 10 Defeats, Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel Passes at University of Michigan
Students at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (U-M) called on university leaders to look into divesting from companies that do business with Israel early Wednesday morning...
After 10 Failures, University of Michigan Activists Launch Another Divestment Campaign Against Israel
Anti-Israel activists at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor recently launched a campaign to convince the school to divest from Israel -- a proposal the student...
