A comprehensive center for AAF statements and publications.
Universities Should NOT Be Neutral About Mass Murder
Institutional neutrality is by and large an important principle. There are, however, exceptions. One is silence in the face of celebration of October 7 on their campuses. Those universities who
Punish Perpetrators of Violence at UC-Berkeley
AAF supports free speech and open debate on campus, and condemns student rioters and calls on UC-Berkeley to punish ‘Bears for Palestine’ and individual students who shut down an event.
Statement on Jan. 2024 Emergency Motion Adopted by MLA’s Delegate Assembly
Faced with competing motions—one to ensure safety & free speech rights of all students & faculty versus another claiming that only certain students & faculty were at risk—we are dismayed
Statement on Yale Faculty Member Endorsing HAMAS
AAF affirms Prof. Grewal’s right to post despicable remarks, even as we deplore them. There is legitimate concern that she might discriminate against Jewish, Israeli, or pro-Israel students.
The ‘Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism’: A New Stage in the Degradation of the American University
This is not an honest academic institution open to scholarly inquiry and debate. E.g., its aborted conference at NYU & UCSC required participants to affirm anti-Zionist convictions.
Consequences of American Anthropological Association Boycott
The American Anthropological Association announced a boycott of Israeli universities; its Executive Board issued a series of attendant prohibitions on Israeli academia. The transgression of basic principles of academic freedom
AAF Supports University Prep Program for Arab Students in Israel
The Alliance for Academic Freedom supports Hebrew University’s protest against Finance Minister Smotrich’s decision to suspend funding for its preparatory program for Arab students.
Statement on AAA Resolution to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions
,,, academic boycotts are detrimental to the core principles that define the academy, namely the unfettered communication of ideas and the freedom to conduct research without fear of retaliation …
AAF Urges Columbia University to Reject Pressure to Cancel Its Tel Aviv Center
In the spirit of promoting academic freedom and resisting the forces of politicization and discrimination, Columbia University should continue with its plan to open a global center in Tel Aviv.