We are shocked and appalled by reports of the high number of civilians shot dead — as well as the thousands of arrests
Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Arkansas regarding the removal of Professor Shirin Saeidi as director of the King Fahd Center President Jay B. Silveria The University of Arkansas chancell@uark.edu Dear President Silveria, Chancellor Robinson and Dean Raines: We write […]
Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of California, Berkeley, expressing concern about the suspension of Lecturer Peyrin Kao Chancellor Rich Lyons Office of the Chancellor University of California, Berkeley chancellor@berkeley.edu Benjamin Hermalin Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost University of California, Berkeley hermalin@berkeley.edu […]
Rebuking U of Guelph for Cancellation of People’s Conference for Palestinian Solidarity
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Guelph expressing concern at its last-minute cancellation of the People’s Conference for Palestinian Solidarity Rene Van Acker President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Guelph president@uoguelph.ca Dear President Van Acker and Provost Rosehart: We write on […]
Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter regarding the detention at the Canadian border of Emeritus Professor Richard Falk The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada pm@pm.gc.ca mark.carney@parl.gc.ca The Honourable Anita Anand Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita.Anand@parl.gc.ca . . . Mme. Erin O’Gorman President, Canada […]
Protesting U of Tennessee’s Firing of Professor Tamar Shirinian for Protected Speech
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to the Chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, denouncing the suspension pending termination of Professor Tamar Shirinian Donde Plowman Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville chancellor@utk.edu Dear Chancellor Plowman: We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North […]
Protesting Northwestern U’s Flawed Compulsory Training on Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitism”
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to Northwestern University expressing concern about its flawed compulsory anti-bias training and its threats against students who refuse to complete it Henry S. Bienen Interim President, Northwestern University nupresident@northwestern.edu Dear President Bienen and Colleagues: We write on behalf of the Middle […]
Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Kentucky regarding the suspension of Professor Ramsi Woodcock for his statements about Palestine Eli Capilouto President, University of Kentucky elic@uky.edu James C. Duff Dean, J. David Rosenberg College of Law University of Kentucky jim.duff@uky.edu […]
Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to UC Berkeley regarding the university’s submission to the Department of Education of 160 names of persons associated with allegations of antisemitism President James B. Milliken Office of the President University of California president@ucop.edu Chancellor Rich Lyons Office of […]
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