University of Michigan shuts down voting on competing resolutions about Israel-Hamas war
University officials said the vote had been 'irreparably tainted'
University officials said the vote had been 'irreparably tainted'
An instructor at the University of Michigan took back an offer to write a letter of recommendation for a student after learning it was for a program in Israel, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. This is the second such event to have happened at the university in the past month. Jake Secker, a 20-year-old junior…
Updated 3:00 p.m. A presentation that required mandatory attendance to receive credit for a class at the University of Michigan featured a former Black Panther leader comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Michigan student Alexa Smith shared on her Facebook an image from the lecture, part of the Penny Stamps…
A professor at the University of Michigan rescinded his offer to write a recommendation letter for one of his students hoping to study abroad after he learned that she wanted to go to Israel, citing the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against the Jewish state. “As you may know, many University departments have pledged an…
The majority of the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents announced Thursday that they would not be forming a committee to explore divesting from companies that operate in Israel, despite a resolution to do so that was passed last month by the student government. Six of the eight regents signed a joint statement Thursday that…
A new survey of Jewish students at some of America’s most elite universities has found that they rarely experience anti-Semitism but that most have been exposed to anti-Israel hostility. The study, conducted by Brandeis University’s Steinhardt Social Research Institute, surveyed Jewish and non-Jewish students at Brandeis, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University…
The lawyer representing white supremacist leader Richard Spencer is threatening to sue the University of Michigan if it does not let Spencer speak on campus. “A date will be selected by January 15, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., or else suit will be filed; I will not grant another extension as a professional courtesy,” Kyle Bristow,…
Alt-right leader Richard Spencer chose the University of Michigan as his next speech venue and there’s very little that can be done to stop him. “I personally detest and reject the hateful white supremacy and white nationalism expressed by Mr. Spencer as well as his racist, anti-Semitic and otherwise bigoted views,” said university president Mark…
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