Posts Tagged: CUNY
An Open Letter to the President of Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
Dear President Schrader, Here are some of the beautiful, gut-wrenching words you so admirably wrote to the campus in the aftermath of the brutal murder of...
CUNY Hires Extremist Anti-Israel Professor; Where Is the Outrage?
Would a racist professor be rewarded by being hired at a high profile university? How about someone who is fiercely anti-LGBT? Certainly not in uber-liberal...
Fallout from CUNY Speech and Other Events Made June Busy for Defending Israel
In June, the US State Department quietly reversed a Trump administration policy, and will cut off support for Israeli academic institutions and for technical/scientific projects...
A Message From CUNY Faculty: Stop Antisemitism on Campus
The CUNY Alliance For Inclusion (CAFI) is a diverse group of scholars and educators throughout CUNY who defend Israel’s right to exist and are committed...
We Cannot Be Indifferent to CUNY Antisemitism
With New York City in a sad state of affairs, there’s a lot of shame to be passed around. Now, against a backdrop of rising antisemitism...
Why CUNY Law School Is Heading Towards a New McCarthyism
My name is Lisa Y. Rubin, and I am completing my second year as an evening student at CUNY Law School. I am honored to...
It’s Time to Fight Anti-Israel Hate at CUNY
Growing up in New York City, I believed that antisemitism was a disease of the past. It has therefore been deeply unsettling to witness the resurgence...
When Anti-Zionists Glorify Terrorism, CUNY Must Take a Stand
On March 8, a noted anti-Zionist organization -- Within Our Lifetime -- saw fit to celebrate International Women's Day by posting a graphic honoring 11...
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 and the Warfare of Academic Antisemitism
When the City University of New York (CUNY) faculty union -- the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) -- passed its June 10 resolution, so-called, “in support...
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...
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...
Why I Resigned From the Professional Staff Congress (PSC)-CUNY
I am an ardent, lifelong supporter of organized labor. In the past, I served on the executive board and two contract negotiating teams for the...
‘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"...
