Posts Tagged: City University of New York
Peter Beinart Refuses to Refer to Hamas as ‘Terrorists’ During Debate With Pro-Israel Professor
Peter Beinart, a professor, writer, and strident critic of Israel, has come under fire after refusing to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, arguing that...
‘We’re Gonna Get You:’ Pro-Hamas Mob Rampages Across New York City During Mass Protest
Pro-Hamas activists stormed the streets of New York City on Thursday night, amassing in the hundreds to stage a demonstration outside the Loews Regency New...
‘Dismayed’: US Lawmaker Calls on Ivy League Schools to Clamp Down on Campus Antisemitism
US House Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is calling on the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University — two of America's most prestigious institutions of higher...
Group Advocating ‘Inclusion’ at CUNY Continues Pressure Over Faculty Union Resolution Condemning Israel
A controversial resolution condemning Israel passed this summer by the City University of New York's teacher's union sparked a new faculty group, opposing what they...
CUNY Faculty Union Attempts to Stem Fallout From Israel Resolution as Resignations Mount
A campaign has cited over 100 resignations from the City University of New York faculty union (PSC-CUNY) over a controversial resolution on Israel, as the...
NY State Senator Declares Support for Dozens of Jewish Faculty Resigning From CUNY Union
On Monday, New York State Senator Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) issued a statement of support for the group of at least 50 Jewish professors who...
Leaving Union in Protest, Jewish CUNY Faculty Describe ‘Painful,’ ‘Personal’ Aftermath of Statement Condemning Israel
Weeks after the City University of New York faculty union passed a controversial resolution affirming its “solidarity with Palestine,” Jewish faculty on campus have continued...
‘This Is the Opposite of Academic Freedom,’ Say Dozens of CUNY Faculty in Letter Blasting Union Resolution on Israel
At least 39 Jewish studies faculty at the City University of New York (CUNY) condemned a controversial faculty union resolution that charged Israel with "apartheid"...
CUNY Faculty Union Resolution Accusing Israel of ‘Massacre’ of Palestinians Passes by Wide Margin
A resolution passed by the City University of New York faculty union labelled Israel an "apartheid ... settler colonial state" that has perpetrated the "massacre"...
CUNY Faculty Union Weighs Resolution Accusing Israel of ‘Massacres’ of Palestinians, Demanding Boycott
The City University of New York (CUNY) faculty union will vote on Thursday on a resolution to endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement...
City University of New York’s Student Senate Votes Not to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism: ‘Devastating to Jewish Students’
The City University of New York’s student senate voted down a resolution to adopt the IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism on Sunday, in a process...
Report: Progressive CUNY Faculty Group Scheduled Meeting on Shabbat to Exclude Orthodox Jewish Professor
A group of faculty members at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College (KCC) are suspected of purposely excluding an Orthodox Jewish colleague...
Jewish Student Says She Left City University of New York Law School After Being Targeted by Antisemitic Harassment for Supporting Israel
A Jewish former law student at City University of New York told The Algemeiner this week about what she described as antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment...
SPME BDS Monitor: School Year Ends With Defeats for Boycott Movement, But There Are Challenges Ahead
The spring semester ended with several BDS resolutions being defeated in student governments, usually after many hours of debate. The ability of defeat BDS resolutions...
