This column is filled with misinformation. Please, Professor Reich, don't make false generalizations and make the situation worse by making statements that aren't backed up by facts. (1) Magill wasn't forced out of her job at Penn because of a comment made in a Congressional hearing. The situation at Penn has been going on since even bef…
This column is filled with misinformation. Please, Professor Reich, don't make false generalizations and make the situation worse by making statements that aren't backed up by facts. (1) Magill wasn't forced out of her job at Penn because of a comment made in a Congressional hearing. The situation at Penn has been going on since even before October 7. Penn is seriously in violation of the Department of Education's Title VI policies. The Palestine Writes conference at Penn hosted speakers who were not literary figures and who are known for blatant antisemitic statements. An Israeli student's contact information was outed and the student received death threats and has not gone out of his room for weeks. A student was punched. The Hillel House was vandalized. A location adjacent to a Jewish fraternity was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. At an anti-Israel protest, people shot smoke bombs at police. Anti-Israel protestors took over Houston Hall (the old student center building) and people with no relation to the campus are staying there. Jewish students are subjected to them chanting hostile slogans. The Daily Pennsylvanian student newspaper refused to publish pro-Israel columns and letter by students and alumni. People who write to the DP are journalism alumni or students who are not necessarily wealthy. Journalism alumni are definitely not wealthy. These are a few of the problems going on. Students reached out to lawyers, who have filed a Title VI civil rights case with the Department of Education. The Jewish students at Vermont won their case. The Penn students will win. In August 31, the Dept of Education issued detailed guidelines for the adjudication of complaints. In summary, if students cannot pursue their academic work and career goals without interference, then a violation of Title VI has occurred. Please study what has occurred at Penn for the past few months, listen to the videos made by Penn students, including their statements at the House Republicans' press conference. It is sad that the Republicans could take advantage of this issue. But please do not spread false information that Magill's ouster was because of remarks made at a Congressional hearing.
Let’s not forget to discuss the billions of dollars flooding American Universities from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other authoritarian countries. This has had a direct impact on the proliferation of the BDS movement and other antisemitic activities on campuses. It is a fight for “hearts and minds” and we do have to fight back against that, and, while exerting financial pressure may not be the purest form of resistance, we must use the tools we have.
But it was because of that. While all the other things may have occurred, the end cause was her inability to satisfy donors and the rest of the admin. Did you read his final line. If not, you should.
Don't spread misinformation. A broad range of students, parents, alumni of all income levels and the Office of the Governor (hearing from parents and students) have been petitioning for months. Thousands of alumni have signed petitions and letters. I receive the alumni communications. I know what is going on. What direct experience do you have?
The Governor visited the Hillel House that was vandalized. Students have the right to gather at a house of worship without vandalism and an attack on their building. Penn was going to lose a big Title VI civil rights complaint case and lose a great deal of government money, so they took the steps to remedy the problem because then perhaps the Department of Education won't come down on them as much. The Trustees are responsible for keeping the students safe, and if the university president isn't succeeding at that, they need to hire someone else. You can't have a campus where people are throwing smoke bombs at the police and outsiders are staying 24/7 in the student union and students are getting death threats and building are vandalized.
I can't help but smell Arab oil money behind this tilt of universities to Islam.
Besieged with lies and obfuscations, which in Islam are called taqiyyah and per Mo, while lying to save your self is a sin, you are required to lie in the service of Islam.
That and the State Departments preferences for Arab oil, The Saudis own Exxon Refineries., has resulted in our universities being the safe nesting place for Muslims who are hostile to the west and Jews.
You can see them as hosts on TV or reporters, they (and Martin Griffiths of the UN) accept without question, every utterance, ever number that comes out HAMAS, but when the IDF posts something that is inimical of HAMAS, it is preceded or followed with a caveat - not verified, and no such caveat for HAMAS
This column is filled with misinformation. Please, Professor Reich, don't make false generalizations and make the situation worse by making statements that aren't backed up by facts. (1) Magill wasn't forced out of her job at Penn because of a comment made in a Congressional hearing. The situation at Penn has been going on since even before October 7. Penn is seriously in violation of the Department of Education's Title VI policies. The Palestine Writes conference at Penn hosted speakers who were not literary figures and who are known for blatant antisemitic statements. An Israeli student's contact information was outed and the student received death threats and has not gone out of his room for weeks. A student was punched. The Hillel House was vandalized. A location adjacent to a Jewish fraternity was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. At an anti-Israel protest, people shot smoke bombs at police. Anti-Israel protestors took over Houston Hall (the old student center building) and people with no relation to the campus are staying there. Jewish students are subjected to them chanting hostile slogans. The Daily Pennsylvanian student newspaper refused to publish pro-Israel columns and letter by students and alumni. People who write to the DP are journalism alumni or students who are not necessarily wealthy. Journalism alumni are definitely not wealthy. These are a few of the problems going on. Students reached out to lawyers, who have filed a Title VI civil rights case with the Department of Education. The Jewish students at Vermont won their case. The Penn students will win. In August 31, the Dept of Education issued detailed guidelines for the adjudication of complaints. In summary, if students cannot pursue their academic work and career goals without interference, then a violation of Title VI has occurred. Please study what has occurred at Penn for the past few months, listen to the videos made by Penn students, including their statements at the House Republicans' press conference. It is sad that the Republicans could take advantage of this issue. But please do not spread false information that Magill's ouster was because of remarks made at a Congressional hearing.
100% accurate. I hope more people read your response here.
Let’s not forget to discuss the billions of dollars flooding American Universities from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other authoritarian countries. This has had a direct impact on the proliferation of the BDS movement and other antisemitic activities on campuses. It is a fight for “hearts and minds” and we do have to fight back against that, and, while exerting financial pressure may not be the purest form of resistance, we must use the tools we have.
But it was because of that. While all the other things may have occurred, the end cause was her inability to satisfy donors and the rest of the admin. Did you read his final line. If not, you should.
Don't spread misinformation. A broad range of students, parents, alumni of all income levels and the Office of the Governor (hearing from parents and students) have been petitioning for months. Thousands of alumni have signed petitions and letters. I receive the alumni communications. I know what is going on. What direct experience do you have?
The Governor visited the Hillel House that was vandalized. Students have the right to gather at a house of worship without vandalism and an attack on their building. Penn was going to lose a big Title VI civil rights complaint case and lose a great deal of government money, so they took the steps to remedy the problem because then perhaps the Department of Education won't come down on them as much. The Trustees are responsible for keeping the students safe, and if the university president isn't succeeding at that, they need to hire someone else. You can't have a campus where people are throwing smoke bombs at the police and outsiders are staying 24/7 in the student union and students are getting death threats and building are vandalized.
I can't help but smell Arab oil money behind this tilt of universities to Islam.
Besieged with lies and obfuscations, which in Islam are called taqiyyah and per Mo, while lying to save your self is a sin, you are required to lie in the service of Islam.
That and the State Departments preferences for Arab oil, The Saudis own Exxon Refineries., has resulted in our universities being the safe nesting place for Muslims who are hostile to the west and Jews.
You can see them as hosts on TV or reporters, they (and Martin Griffiths of the UN) accept without question, every utterance, ever number that comes out HAMAS, but when the IDF posts something that is inimical of HAMAS, it is preceded or followed with a caveat - not verified, and no such caveat for HAMAS
Seriously?