Columbia’s New “Antisemitism Task Force” Won’t Say What It Thinks Antisemitism Is
As the task force shuts down dissent, students and faculty fear loose definitions of antisemitism will be used to stifle pro-Palestine speech.
327 posts found for ‘campus protest’
The Intercept Announces New Hires in Reporting and Audience Engagement
The Intercept is expanding its editorial team with the addition of three reporters and an audience engagement producer.
Leakers Helped Destroy Deportation Case Against Tufts Student
The disclosures revealed the case was built entirely on an op-ed Rümeysa Öztürk co-wrote, a chilling attack on free speech.
Meet the First Tenured Professor to Be Fired for Pro-Palestine Speech
Maura Finkelstein was terminated by Muhlenberg College for an Instagram repost.
American University Called on the FBI to Investigate Defaced Posters
Amid campus tensions over the Gaza war, the university declined to explain why the vandalism of posters warrants FBI involvement.
The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents
StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.
Inside Columbia’s Betrayal of Its Middle Eastern Studies Department
Columbia reassured its Middle Eastern studies scholars behind the scenes — then, to appease Trump, threw them to the wolves.
Student Protests for Gaza Targeted by Pro-Israel Groups for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Amid an upswell of student support for Palestinians, Israel advocacy groups are weaponizing civil rights law to quell dissent.
Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom?
One of Trump’s tricks is to send people to Louisiana where they get harsher treatment. Mahmoud Khalil is pointing out the iniquity of it.
Government Shutdown and Free Speech Showdown
Amid the Republican-Democrat blame game, a federal judge’s extraordinary ruling takes on the Trump administration’s unlawful detentions of pro-Palestine protesters.