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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Erum Salam

US faculty speak up and stand alongside student Gaza protesters

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Columbia University professors dressed in commencement regalia protest the university's recent actions against students in New York last week. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA

As student-led protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from Israel and its occupation of Palestinian land continue to spread across US universities, some faculty members are increasingly joining the charge – speaking up and even standing alongside their students.

At Georgia’s Emory University, faculty members have been arrested at pro-Palestine demonstrations – including Emil’ Keme, a professor of English and Indigenous studies, and Noelle McAfee, the philosophy department chair.

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