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Joint press release from the Barnard College and Columbia University Chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
On April 30th 2024, 77 percent of the faculty of Barnard College voted no confidence in President Laura Rosenbury. This week, the Columbia University Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted no confidence in President Nemat Shafik with a 65 percent majority. These motions insist on the vital need for shared governance and due process and call for resistance against external influences over our university community.
Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Resolution Against President
Hundreds of professors at the university weighed in on the resolution, which said the president, Nemat Shafik, had committed an “unprecedented assault on student’s rights.”
I Was Shot in Vermont. What if It Had Been in the West Bank?
Mr. Awartani is a Palestinian American student at Brown University.
I have worked in the world’s most dangerous combat zones. Never have I felt as unsafe as I did in Gaza
Israel poses a palpable, unprecedented risk to medical workers in Gaza with their systemic disregard for international humanitarian law
Harvard’s Crackdown on Gaza Protest Violated US Labor Law, Union Claims
University started suspending some students over encampments
UAW argues school’s Israel investments are a workplace issue
What Will Happen When the Holocaust No Longer Prevents the World From Seeing Israel as It Is?
For anyone who wanted to see, the truth was already abundantly clear in 1955: « They treat the Arabs, those still here, in a way that in itself would be enough to rally the whole world against Israel, » wrote Hannah Arendt.
Columbia student gives pro-Palestine graduation speech after being arrested in April
Tamara Rasamny, a student at Columbia University who was arrested in April while participating in a pro-Palestine protest encampment on campus, was allowed to graduate and give her speech on Saturday.
During her speech (see video below), she reiterated her pro-Palestinian stance and called for the release of Israeli and Palestinian political prisoners.
Israeli forces use Palestinian children as human shields in Tulkarem
13-year-old Karam, left, 12-year-old Mohammad, center, and 14-year-old Ibrahim, right, were used as human shields by Israeli forces on May 6 in Tulkarem refugee camp, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International – Palestine. (Photos: Courtesy of the families)
Palestinians Outraged as Egyptian Firm ‘Makes Millions’ Getting Refugees Out of Gaza
Reports that Palestinians are being charged at least $5,000 to flee Gaza has led to accusations of Egypt profiting from their plight. ‘Has the Rafah border crossing turned into the second Suez Canal?’ asks one Gazan