Marcus’ Ideological Alignment with Trump
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At a time when bigotry and harassment targeting marginalized students is on the rise, students need and deserve a civil rights champion in the DOE. Kenneth Marcus is not that person.
Book Store Slammed with Demands to Censor Children’s Book on Palestine (Updated)
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Last week, a popular independent book store in New York’s Upper West Side, Book Culture, received calls to censor and denounce a children’s book, P is for Palestine, after the book’s author, Professor Golbarg Bashi, publicized an event at the store on an Upper East Side mother’s blog. Bashi also received death threats.
Read MoreKenneth Marcus’ Anti-Free Speech, Anti-Civil Rights Record
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President Trump nominated Kenneth Marcus for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. The following fact sheet provides background on Marcus, and explains why his appointment would threaten fundamental rights at our nation's campuses.
Read MoreMass Email Calls on Columbia Professors to ‘Denounce’ Student Activist
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The email links to a website baring Jacobs’ name and also accuses him of antisemitism for “spend[ing] all [his] time” with Jewish Voice for Peace.
Read MorePalestine Legal Receives Academic Freedom Award
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"We are proud to defend the right to dissent that is so essential to academia and our free society," said Director Dima Khalidi.
Read MoreSan Francisco State Students Appeal Retaliation Decision Against Know Your Rights Fair Organizers
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In response to the students’ appeal, the California State University Chancellor’s Office remanded the case back to San Francisco State University to give the campus “an opportunity to cure defects in the investigation.”
Read MoreFederal Judge Will Dismiss “Lawfare” Suit Against SFSU and Professor Abdulhadi
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A federal judge said he will dismiss a frivolous lawsuit demanding the censorship of scholarship and activism on Palestine at San Francisco State University.
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