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‘Do not bow’: ex-Black Panther praises pro-Palestinian student protesters from prison

Mumia Abu-Jamal tells New York City students they’re on the right side of history by deciding ‘not to be silent and to speak out’

The Guardian - US

US faculty speak up and stand alongside student Gaza protesters

With pro-Palestine students arrested and campus protests broken up, educators are increasingly rallying in support

The Guardian - US

At Occidental College, Upcoming Vote Reflects Rise in Undergraduate Labor Organizing

The organizing effort at the private liberal arts campus is part of a broader “societal shift” in favor of labor unions.

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Private, Shmivate: Sit-ins, Campouts, and True Threats Are Constitutionally Unprotected at Universities, Whether Private or Public

The Wall Street Journal had an editorial this morning called "Defining Free Speech Down on Campus"; I agree that disruptive protests are unprotected by the First Amendment, but I think the editorial erred in its emphasis. The editorial begins by arguing that no First Amendment rights to protest on privately…

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Nuclear waste, river cruises, and an exploding toilet.

Reason

New York college students who support Palestine fear post-9/11-style retaliation

Arab and Muslim students decry lack of leadership on Islamophobia at City University of New York

The Guardian - US

Antisemitism policies at public city colleges in New York will be reviewed, the governor says

Antisemitism policies at New York City colleges will be reviewed amid ongoing campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas

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CUNY Hires Professor CNN Fired For Being Anti-Israel

The City University of New York has hired a professor who made an anti-Israel speech.

Zenger

Six books to read this Women In Translation month – recommended by our experts

Only a third of books translated into English are by women authors. August is Women in Translation month, which hopes to address this imbalance by getting more people reading and buying – and publishers translating – books by women. In a bid to do our part we asked a few…

The Conversation

Graduation Speeches, "Hate Speech," and the CUNY Law Controversy

There's been a good deal of comment about the City University of New York law school student graduation speaker (Fatima Mousa Mohammed) who devoted a good deal of her speech to harshly condemning Israel and "Zionism," as well as capitalism, the New York government, and America more generally. (I include…

Reason

‘Bullying’ campaign after US graduate speech criticises Israel

Politicians from both US major parties condemn CUNY Law graduation address by young woman critical of Israeli policies.

Al Jazeera

A 5th generation New Yorker reveals tales of Asian resistance since the 19th century

In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, author and CUNY professor Ava Chin, a 5th generation Chinese New Yorker, discusses her new book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming.

The Conversation

NYC congressional leaders call on city universities to turn their dorms into migrant housing this summer

New York City universities and colleges should open up their student dorms and apartments to asylum seekers this summer, two of the state’s congressional representatives said Monday as the city continues to struggle to find room for the tens of thousands of migrants who’ve arrived since last year.

Tribune News Service

NYC Mayor Eric Adams And I Now Share Something In Common

We were both protested by CUNY Law students.

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'Waste of time': Community college transfers derail students

America's high school graduates are often encouraged to start at a community college before getting a bachelor's degree, but the money-saving move rarely works as planned

Reason

Is The DEI Juice Worth The Squeeze?

The debacle at Stanford Law School is the logical conclusion of DEIdeology.

Zenger

Nation’s Largest Urban University Challenged Over Antisemitism Allegations

CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez Responded That All Lives Matter In Criticism Of Handling Of Antisemitism On Campus

Tribune News Service

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White House says DeSantis of making a ‘mockery’ of migration response

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Gov. Hochul pressing NY public colleges to offer students abortion pills

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is pressing the state’s public colleges and universities to make abortion pills available to students — a measure that has been stalled in the Legislature since 2019.

Reason

Does Pulling Funding from CUNY Law School Because of School's Anti-Israel Resolution Violate First Amendment?

$50K in funding was withdrawn by a Brooklyn councilwoman, and transferred to a different organization.

Reason

Ilya Shapiro Is Shouted Down At U.C. Hastings

In 2018, I was shouted down at the CUNY Law School in New York. I've written at some length about the experience, including a law review article in the First Amendment Law Review. Still, nearly four years later, the experience remains surreal. It is difficult to convey what it feels…

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CUNY professors challenge exclusive representation under New York’s Taylor Law

Six City University of New York (CUNY) professors filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan. 12 challenging the constitutionality of a state law allowing a union to become the exclusive representative for all public-sector employees within a mandatory bargaining unit.…

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