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Nov 13 8 tweets 3 min read Read on X
BREAKING: The University of Michigan student government has impeached its anti-Israel president and vice-president for:

-incitement to violence;

-cyber theft; and,

-dereliction of duty.

The students are taking their government back.

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The impeachment comes after students outmaneuvered the activists running their government and restored funding for student activities:
This was the reaction after that vote:

@thestustustudio
The incitement to violence charge against the president concerns the lead-up to that meeting and the aftermath of the vote (seen above): Image
The cyber theft charge accuses her of “stealing the Central Student Government Instagram account” by changing the password after the meeting: Image
The dereliction of duty charge is the longest and alleges several failings on the part of the president — not submitting reports, misleading other members, failing to attend meetings, etc. Image
Similar charges for incitement to violence and dereliction of duty (but not cyber theft) were filed against the vice-president: Image
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The executives (who call themselves “Shut It Down”) had earlier released a statement refusing to resign, saying “We occupy CSG not to maintain the system, but to dismantle it in pursuit of global liberation.”

Now it seems they’re being shut down, and their occupation will end. Image
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Nov 11
NEW: What could the new Trump administration mean for Columbia University?

A nonpartisan concerned group, @StandColumbia, has calculated that it could cost the university a catastrophic $3.5 billion per year — over half its annual budget.

How?

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First, the government could stop awarding grants to Columbia.

The group calculates this could cost the university $50-200 million per year in the short-term and add up to 1.329 billion per year in the long-term. Image
Another significant risk is that the government could seriously curtail the number of student visas it issues, which could cost Columbia a pile of tuition money — the group estimates $200-800 million per year. Image
Read 11 tweets
Oct 29
“Writing ‘f*ck you Boeing’ is free speech and fully protected; preventing Boeing from discussing jobs with students is not. Calling someone a ‘kapo’ is offensive, but protected speech; breaking through a police line is not.”

Cornell President Kotlikoff explains free speech:

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Referring to the disciplinary measures taken against students who disrupted a career fair, a
student asked him:

“Why are you punishing students for free speech?”

He explained the difference protected speech and illegitimate violations of the rights of others.
“Speech that constitutes a direct threat to others, or violates the rights of others to speak or attend events (‘heckler's veto’), is never protected, since its function is not to share thoughts and ideas, but to silence them.” Image
Read 7 tweets
Oct 27
“At first I was stunned. I found it hard to believe that a book…could be blacklisted simply because of the…word ‘Israel’ on its cover.”

“But here we are. It seems that no Jewish author, no one remotely connected to Judaism, is safe from this kind of exclusion.”

—@BHL Image
“Curbing this hate begins by going to the source. That’s why I will soon visit North American university campuses most impacted by this disgraceful rhetoric and violence and plead not only for Israel, but for the defense of free speech.”
I enjoyed listening to @BHL speak about his book in NYC a month ago, and I’m glad he’ll be visiting American campuses soon.
wsj.com/opinion/my-fir…
Read 4 tweets
Oct 25
🧵Harvard Librarian Martha Whitehead on libraries as sanctuaries:

“Libraries are cherished as the soul of our colleges and universities.”

“Outside the library walls, information and viewpoints constantly rush towards [students]. Inside, they pursue their own lines of inquiry.” Image
“Opposing perspectives routinely confront each other in our collections.”

“Libraries are places where everyone should feel both welcome and able to focus on their own pursuits.” Image
“Even when there is no noise, an assembly of people displaying signs changes a reading room from a place for individual learning and reflection to a forum for public statements.”

“While a reading room is intended for study, it is not intended to be used as a venue for a group action, quiet or otherwise, to capture people’s attention.”Image
Read 6 tweets
Oct 22
NEW: The task force on Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias at UCLA surveyed 428 Jewish faculty, students, and staff.

The results are devastating.

“Two-thirds of respondents reported that antisemitism is a problem or a serious problem at UCLA and three-quarters reported that anti-Israeli bias is a problem or serious problem.”

“Three-quarters of respondents felt that antisemitism is taken less seriously than other forms of hate and discrimination at UCLA.”

“There were over 100 reports of individuals experiencing a physical attack or physical threat.”

”Nearly 40% of respondents (N=394), noted that they experienced antisemitic discrimination at UCLA.”

”Almost half (49%) of the undergraduate student respondents reported that teaching assistants engaged in behaviors that included offensive comments, verbal attacks, or discrimination, and 76% reported that their peers engaged in these behaviors.”

“One-third of respondents indicated that they had made an informal or formal complaint to UCLA because of mistreatment or discrimination based on their Jewish or Israeli identity.”Image
Some comments on the encampment: Image
On physical attacks, slurs, and vandalism: Image
Read 5 tweets
Oct 16
“The rote incantations of a state religion.”

This is an incredible exposé of academic DEI.

It confirms so many things critics of DEI have been saying for years.

Better late than never, NYT!

Some highlights:

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The most common attitude toward DEI at UMich, even among those committed to diversity and social justice, is “wary disdain.”

People are sick of it. Image
Students find DEI to be “shallow” and/or “stifling.”

They “rolled their eyes” at the “profusion of course offerings” about identity politics and oppression.

They don’t read the emails (of course they don’t). Image
Read 20 tweets

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