Those of us who work in universities cannot allow polite fictions to be dressed up as facts
After the student government at the elite Williams College denied formal recognition to a pro-Israel group, the school’s president intervened
If you want to boycott Israel but not Erdogan’s dictatorship, there’s an old and useful term that might describe you well
Don’t dismiss the petulant students at Yale and elsewhere —they’re here to tell us what we should’ve known a long time ago: American academia is beyond salvation
Report finds ‘no evidence’ job offer was revoked due to donor pressure
Boycotts and divestment can be useful tools for righting wrongs, but they are apolitical tantrums in cases of right versus right
Reading the controversial scholar’s academic publications reveals carelessness, ignorance, and a very strong bias
Steven Salaita’s case isn’t about free speech. It’s about common sense, and the rightful consequences of bigotry and violence.
The principle, invoked on both sides of the ASA boycott debate, is unique in American law and reflects the special status of scholarship
Opponents of the ASA’s wrongheaded boycott risk committing the same sins
The Israeli right paints Ben-Gurion University as a haven for radical leftists. But the charges, meant to counter similar rhetoric from the left, are unfounded, and potentially damaging.
San Francisco’s Federation puts new restrictions on its grants, worrying Bay Area Jewish-studies profs
