Dozens of advocacy groups on Monday called for the confirmation of Kenneth Marcus — a leading figure in efforts to combat campus antisemitism — to a prominent civil rights post at the US Department of Education. The founding president of…
read moreDear Colleagues: As you may of have heard, Africa’s top university is placing its partnerships with its US counterparts in jeopardy if it succumbs to pressure from BDS activists to adopt a full-scale academic boycott of Israel. The governing bodies of the University of Cape Town…
read moreScholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is deeply concerned about the non-renewal of longtime University of Maryland (UM) professor and SPME member Melissa Landa. Currently, her contract is being investigated by the school’s Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct…
read moreLast May, following the disruption of a Students Supporting Israel event by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), AMCHA coordinated a letter signed by 53 organizations asking Chancellor Gillman to implement a plan to address campus intolerance that would outline disciplinary actions against…
read moreDear Colleagues, As many of you are aware there has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the appointment of Professor N. Bruce Duthu as Dean of the Faculty at Dartmouth College. There have been many voices within the school who have weighed…
read morePHILADELPHIA, PA—Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is deeply concerned by the recent nomination of Professor Bruce Duthu, as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth College. Duthu is a known supporter of BDS and…
read moreMarch 20, 2017 – Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) applauds and appreciates the more than one hundred Middlebury faculty for their stance and statement following the disruption of Dr. Charles Murray’s talk on March 2nd. During his…
read moreDear SPME Members: As many of you are no doubt aware, an important vote on a resolution endorsing a boycott of Israeli universities will be taking place at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) this Saturday. The…
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016, Philadelphia, PA – Today, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) praised the bipartisan legislation to fight anti-Semitism on college campuses around the country. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and…
read moreDear Chancellor Dirks, We are 43 Jewish, civil rights and education advocacy organizations, representing hundreds of thousands of supporters, including many within the UC Berkeley community, who are deeply concerned about a student-taught, credit-bearing course entitled “Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis” that is…
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