Let Omar Barghouti Into US
The following statement is a reaction to the news that the United States is denying a visa to Omar Barghouti, the founder of the BDS movement, who
April 15, 2019
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Category: Alliance for Academic Freedom
Open Letter to University of Cape Town
From: Prof. Cary Nelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and AAF Chair To: Mamokgethi Phakeng (Vice Chancellor), Sipho Pityana (Chair of Council), and other members of the
March 28, 2019
Pitzer College Faculty’s Assault on Academic Freedom
The Executive Committee of the Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF) condemns the vote by Pitzer College faculty and students to urge cancellation of the college’s study abroad program at Haifa University. We applaud president Marvin Oliver’s forthright decision to preserve this educational opportunity for Pitzer students.
March 22, 2019
ERODING ACADEMIC FREEDOM
The movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel on college campuses has on the whole seen relatively little success in the past two years. Colleges and universities have generally remained strong in defense of protecting the academic freedom of students and faculty who wish to work or study in Israel, collaborate with Israeli scholars, or otherwise interact freely with the rich academic resources that Israel has to offer.
November 30, 2018
Let Lara Alqasem Study in Israel
We the undersigned faculty members of the Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF) stand in solidarity with the presidents of all Israeli universities in urging the Israeli authorities to permit the American student Lara Alqasem to enter the country to pursue her studies at Hebrew University. We join with the many faculty members and organizations throughout the US that have endorsed her right to study at any university to which she gains admission. As a last resort, we urge the Israeli Supreme Court to intervene and reverse the government’s decision.
October 12, 2018
Minister Compromises Academic Freedom
The executive committee of the Alliance for Academic Freedom views with deep concern the recent decision by Israeli Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis to block the appointment of the accomplished Israeli brain researcher Prof. Yael Amitai to an Israeli-German scientific committee. We believe this decision politicizes the work of a fundamentally academic and non-political international committee. We urge that the decision be reversed.
July 13, 2018
Support New Head of Center for Jewish History
From the Executive Committee of the Alliance for Academic Freedom: David Greenberg, Rebecca Lesses, Jeffry Mallow, Deborah Dash Moore, Cary Nelson (Chair), Sharon Musher, Kenneth
September 7, 2017
AAF Statement on Controversy at Dartmouth
What follows is an abridged version of a statement written for the “Inside Higher Ed” website by eight members of the Alliance for Academic Freedom — David Greenberg, Rebecca Lesses,
June 20, 2017
Israeli Entry Ban Violates Academic Freedom
Free societies must give as wide latitude as possible to the speech both of their citizens and their foreign visitors. Some countries punish hateful speech
April 3, 2017
AAF on Mccarthyism of ‘Canary Mission’
The executive committee of the Alliance for Academic Freedom has published an exposé, in Tablet, of “the fear-mongering, McCarthyesque agenda of Canary Mission, a misguided organization
October 26, 2016