Yale University last week killed the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplin ary Study of Antisemitism — the only program of its kind in the country, an academically stellar one-stop anti-Semitism research shop. Worse, it almost certainly did so because YIISA…
read moreOn Tuesday, May 31st at around 1:30pm a potted plant was thrown at the front window of the Chabad House at UCI. The home also serves as the residence of Rabbi and Mrs. Zevi Tenenbaum. The object broke a glass…
read moreA professor at Goldsmiths University has resigned from the University and College Union following its decision last week to reject the European Union’s working definition of antisemitism. Dr Ariel Hessayon, an Oxbridge-educated lecturer in history, said he did not expect…
read moreThe Center for Israel Studies at American University, Washington DC invites applications for the Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies, to begin Fall 2012. Specialization is open, PhD required. The successful candidate will be appointed to an appropriate…
read moreLONDON – Britain’s largest trade union for academics has voted to disassociate itself from the EU working definition of anti-Semitism, leading to accusations it is institutionally racist. The University College Union (UCU) passed the resolution at its annual conference in…
read more(JTA) — For the third time since 2007, Britain’s largest academic union has voted to adopt an academic and cultural boycott of Israel. The resolution was passed Sunday at UCU’s annual conference in Harrogate, Yorkshire. In voting to move forward…
read moreSeveral districts in southwest Scotland expands boycott on Israeli products, bar stores from carrying English translations of Israeli books. ‘A place that boycotts books isn’t far from a place that burns them,’ says Ambassador Ron Prosor LONDON – Scottish citizens…
read moreDr. Leila Beckwith, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at U.C.L.A. and Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, a Hebrew and Jewish Studies lecturer at U.C. Santa Cruz are on a campaign to address anti-semitism at the campuses of the University of California. Both are on…
read moreMay 26, 2011 Dear Ms Hunt, We write to you about troubling developments in UCU. As you know, since UCU was formed in 2007 it has consistently passed policies promoting boycotts of Israeli academics, even after stating that a boycott…
read moreSPME Faculty Forum Editor’s note: The following article is for information purposes only and does not represent the opinion of SPME. The University of London Union (ULU) has voted 10-1 to institute and campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)…
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