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“The Arab and Muslim donor states funding MESCs prioritize a cultural and political agenda over an economic one, and universities that have taken money from Middle Eastern or Muslim countries dance to the tune those donors play.”
— Asaf Romirowsk and Alex Joffe
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SILENCING STUDENTS
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More and More U.S. Universities Limiting Students’ Free Expression: Sean Salai, The Washington Times, Dec. 17, 2022 — A staggering 88% of four-year colleges and universities restrict the free expression of their students, reversing a 15-year trend, according to an annual report on campus speech codes. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) flagged 426 of 486 institutions for having at least one policy restricting student speech.
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The Hijacking of Middle East Studies: Asaf Romirowsky and Alex Joffe, Tablet, Nov. 4, 2022
The Takeover: Russell Jacoby, Tablet, Dec. 19, 2022
Goodnight, Poor Harvard!: Francis Menton, Manhattan Contrarian, Dec. 16, 2022
Woke Insanity Detected in Another Patient: Tulane School of Medicine: Dean Robinson, National Review, Dec. 3, 2022
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“Adieu, College Scam”: Betsey McCaughey, NY Post, Nov. 29, 2022 — For decades, parents have sacrificed and students have gone into debt to fund college degrees that lead nowhere. But the college scam may be up soon.
Overwhelming Majority of Middle East Scholars Support Boycotting Israel, New Survey Shows: Dion J. Pierre, Algemeiner, Nov. 22, 2022 — An overwhelming majority of Middle East scholars support boycotting Israel, according to a new survey.
‘Popular’ Historians Are No Longer Alone in Being Lured by Politics: Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, Aug. 29, 2022 — History is in fashion in Joe Biden’s Washington. If you want to flatter the president, call his latest initiative “historic.” If you want him to flatter you, you’d better be working to “remedy past injustices.” Mr. Biden even has a house historian, Jon Meacham, writing his major speeches.
Ethnic Studies Promote Antisemitism, Bigotry in U.S. Schools: Casey Ryan, Real Clear Politics, Sept. 23, 2022 — Parents are understandably concerned with the divisive curricula now taught in America’s schools. Ideas like critical race theory and extreme gender ideology often replace the subjects traditionally taught in core classes like science and social studies. Students no longer learn the importance of our nation’s history. They learn a warped worldview that divides us into the oppressors and the oppressed.
