What Do You Think About Having to Sign a Loyalty Oath to Work at A University?

In the news section of this issue of SPME Faculty Forum, there is a story from Inside Higher Education on new employees of some public universities and state agencies in Ohio having to sign a loyalty oath stating that they are not, nor have they ever been a member of one of the groups listed by the United States as a terrorist organization as a condition of employment? What are your thoughts on this? Please submit your thoughts ( contributing members only), with your name, institutional affiliation and/or location if you are not institutionally affiliate to . Thank you.

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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is not-for-profit [501 (C) (3)], grass-roots community of scholars who have united to promote honest, fact-based, and civil discourse, especially in regard to Middle East issues. We believe that ethnic, national, and religious hatreds, including anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism, have no place in our institutions, disciplines, and communities. We employ academic means to address these issues.