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Can you elaborate this a bit? As far as I know, the University of California never issued an official statement on the war in Ukraine. On our campus, the campu

Can you elaborate this a bit? As far as I know, the University of California never issued an official statement on the war in Ukraine. On our campus, the campus leadership issued their own condemnation about a week after the invasion started. I remember thinking that there must be something going on behind the scenes, as the university usually reacts faster. On the other hand, the university officially condemned the Hamas terrorist attack on October 9, which was the first business day after the attack.

bjourne 3y ago
There are many of examples of educators being penalized for taking positions perceived to to be "anti-Israel": * US professors suspended, probed over Gaza war comments: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-professors-suspended-probed-over-gaza-war-comments-2023-11-17/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-professors-suspended-pro... * Steven Salaita: U. of I. destroyed my career: https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-steven-salaita-tenure-jews-twitter-tweets-unive-20140929-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-steven-... * UM disciplines prof over Israel letter controversy: https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/10/09/university-michigan-disciplines-professor-over-israel-letter-controversy/1580969002/ https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/10... In the Salaita affair donors made it clear that donations would stop if they hired him. And the university complied. It would have been a nothingburger if his tweets were about Russia. Similarly, many US universities have divested from Russia, but all have consistently refused calls to divest from Israel.