In November, the Columbia community got a new rulebook, writes Joseph A. Howley. In the case of speech about Israel-Palestine that upsets those with strong commitments to the Israeli state, perceptions of threat would be treated as real ones.
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By the way, while you read this piece, ask yourself what was so scary about it that it was killed by NYTimes Opinion after a round of edits.

Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they’re part of a right-wing plan.

I wrote about the broader autocratic project exploiting fears for “Jewish safety” in ⁦⁦The Guardian⁩. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

🚨🚨🚨 COLUMBIA'S REPRESSION CONTINUES. THEIR NEW TARGET: STAFF. This week the university is targeting the very staff whose labor is essential to making Columbia run.
STOP retaliation against staff who stand for Palestinian liberation.
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A Letter from Health Professionals, Researchers, and Administrators at Columbia University Irving Medical Center 

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'But to those of you who haven’t been able to get to a camp, I say: You are being lied to about these spaces—by most reporters, by most politicians, and (with extremely few exceptions), especially by university presidents.' Punto

Mainstream distortions about the campus protests have been infuriating; so glad 🍉Prof. Thrasher is with our students🔻 took himself to four encampments to actually report. lithub.com/you-are-being-…

Horrifying, persuasive, deeply reported CNN piece on IDF torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees. Strong echoes of Gitmo and Abu Ghraib. Israel must allow immediate and ongoing ICRC monitoring of these facilities. cnn.com/2024/05/10/mid…

1400+ Columbia University alumni from its 20 schools have pledged to withhold all “financial, programmatic, and academic support” until school meets demands related to divestment, student discipline, and community safety.
Group website says over $63 million of donations at risk.

I am screaming. They found the book cover for the first book I remember ever loving and used it as the episode cover. 🥹🥹🥹🥹 Novel Dialogue

Loved talking to Queen Stephanie Insley Hershinow

Oh my god, what a devastating loss. Hearing Will Noel talk about the Archimedes Palimpsest as an undergraduate altered the trajectory of my life, and he was always a generous and inspiring figure in my rare books work. I can't imagine the field without him.

I'm a professor Tulane University.
I was present at the pro-Palestinian protest on campus.
I observed Tulane students engaging in peaceful & nonviolent demonstration.
Lift suspensions & drop charges.
We condemn the violent & disproportionate police response.

We stand with our students.

I'm a professor at Tulane University.
I was present at the Pro-Palestinian protest on campus. I observed Tulane students engaging in peaceful & nonviolent demonstration.
Lift suspensions & drop charges
We condemn the violent & disproportionate police response.
We stand with our students.

That’s what’s up nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/…

This is a measured and damning assessment of the failure of the university managers:

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* NYPD has begun mobilizing to a peaceful protest led by faculty at The New School within hours of its launch.

Columbia A&S faculty just resolved to put a motion of no confidence in Presidential leadership to the vote. This is in addition to investigation. A weaker motion calling for an investigate-first strategy was defeated by more than 2:1. Voting in coming week.