Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the Claremont Colleges library condemning the censorship of the title and abstract of Professor Bilal Nasir’s scheduled lecture in the Claremont Discourse series Katie Kohn STEM Librarian Chair, Claremont Discourse series committee The Claremont Colleges Library Katie.Kohn@claremont.edu Janet […]
On Occidental College’s Disciplining of Students Protesting Gaza
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North Africa | – Letter to the administration of Occidental College about disciplinary proceedings against students accused of participating in protest activity Tom Stritikus President, Occidental College president@oxy.edu . . . Dear President Stritikus, Deans Leonard and Santiago, Ms. Kahn and Trustees: We write on […]
Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America | – Letter to Harvard University concerning the cancellation of a special issue of Harvard Educational Review on education and Palestine Alan Garber President, Harvard University president@harvard.edu . . . Dear President Garber and colleagues: We write on behalf of the Middle East […]
Protesting CUNY for Letting 4 Adjunct Faculty Go over Palestinian Rights and Suspending a Student
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the City University of New York protesting the non-reappointment of four adjunct faculty members and the suspension of a student Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Chancellor, City University of New York felo@cuny.edu . . . Dear Chancellor Matos Rodríguez and […]
Protesting U of California’s Attempt to Forbid Boycotts
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to the University of California expressing concern about its prohibition of boycotts by student governments and other university entities Michael V. Drake, M.D. President, University of California president@ucop.edu . . . Dear Drs. Drake and Millikan and Ms. Reilly: We write on […]
Protesting Georgetown U’s Sanctioning of Prof. Jonathan Brown for Speaking out on Iran War
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to Georgetown University protesting its statements and actions with regard to Professor Jonathan Brown Robert M. Groves Interim President, Georgetown University presidentsoffice@georgetown.edu Dear Interim President Groves, Interim Provost Colbert, Dean Edelstein and Vice President Ferrara: We write on behalf […]
Protesting Increased Israeli Assaults on Education in the Palestinian West Bank
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to protest the intensification of Israel’s assaults on the education sector in the occupied West Bank Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Jürg Lauber, President, UN Human Rights Council Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Kaja Kallas, […]
Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Cynthia Teniente-Matson President San José State University sjsupres@sjsu.edu . . . Dear President Teniente-Matson and colleagues: We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committee on Academic Freedom to express our grave concern at the […]
Protesting Punishing a Commencement Address on Palestine at George Washington U.
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to George Washington University protesting the administration’s actions against graduating senior Cecilia Culver because of remarks she made about Palestine during her commencement address Ellen Granberg President, George Washington University president@gwu.edu … Dear President Granberg and Ms. Speights: We write on behalf […]
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