Posts Tagged: University of Chicago
12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement
A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East...
UChicago Condemns ‘Anti-Palestinian Bias’ After SJP Urges Boycott of ‘Sh*tty Zionist Classes’
If one needed any further evidence of the widespread antisemitism and anti-Israel hostility on college campuses in the United States, you would only have to...
Anti-Zionist Students at UChicago Urge Boycott of Classes on Israel, Israeli Fellows
An anti-Zionist student group at the University of Chicago implored students last week to boycott courses about Israel and Israeli academic fellows. "Don't take sh*tty Zionist...
University of Chicago Vote Fails to Retract Student Government Call for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’
A resolution by the College Council of the University of Chicago to retract a previous statement by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) calling for a...
University of Chicago Student Government to Vote on Retraction, Apology After Statement Calling for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’
Student government representatives at the University of Chicago are weighing a resolution to retract a recent statement from the body calling for "a Palestine that...
From ‘Defund the Police’ to ‘Defund Israel’
A coalition of activists and politicians, such as the "Squad," that repeatedly called on authorities to "defund the police" last year is focusing on a...
How Blind College Liberals Help Foster Antisemitism
“Ending White Privilege Starts With Ending Jewish Privilege,” screams a flyer being distributed on the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois. The flyer falsely alleges that 44...
Brooklyn College, UCLA Among Top 10 ‘Terrorist-Supporting Colleges’ Listed by Campus Watchdog
City University of New York's (CUNY) Brooklyn College ranks among the “Top 10 Schools Supporting Terrorists,” according to a conservative campus watchdog group which published a...
Kudos to the University of Chicago on Commitment to ‘Rigorous Debate’
With a new academic year approaching, it was reassuring to read a headline declaring, “Free Speech Is the Basis of a True Education.” Following recent...
McGill University and How Western Civilization May Have Just Saved Itself — From Itself
Something quite remarkable happened a few days ago. It happened quietly, in a remote corner of some administrative building probably, but it ought to be...
U of Chicago Reaffirms Political Neutrality, Repudiates BDS in Response to Student Government Resolution
The University of Chicago (UC) released a statement Thursday repudiating divestment and academic boycotts against Israel on the basis of its official political neutrality. The...
‘Vote Was About Denying Israel’s Right to Exist,’ Opponents Say After BDS Passes at U of Chicago
The student government at the University of Chicago (UC) passed a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution against Israel Tuesday, The Algemeiner has learned, with...
U of Chicago Students Mobilize Against Suddenly Launched BDS Campaign on Campus
Pro-Israel students at the University of Chicago (UC) are mobilizing to respond to the sudden launch of a campus divestment campaign against Israel, The Algemeiner has...
Palestinian Human Rights Activist Receives Death Threats From Anti-Israel Protesters During U of Chicago Lecture (VIDEO)
A Palestinian human rights activist said Thursday that he was “terrified” by the hostile reception and physical threats he received while lecturing at the University of Chicago. Bassem...
