Prof. Steven Salaita spoke today for the first time about his termination from a tenured faculty position at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) over personal tweets critical of Isarel's massacre on Gaza this summer.
Read MoreThe saga at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over the revocation of Steven Salaita’s tenure appointment because of his tweets on Gaza continues this week. The pressure remains high on the university, but last week, all indications were that the Chancellor and the Board were digging their heels even further into the heart of faculty speech rights.
Read MoreAcross the U.S., people are rallying in support of justice for Palestinians. They’re doing it in small ways, like carrying a Palestinian flag to a game. They’re doing it in bigger ways, like conducting sit-ins and blocking ships. Some are veteran activists from the Civil Rights era. Others are Palestinian-American youth, returning from a summer under occupation.
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Read MorePSLS today sent a letter to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Board of Trustees enclosing a number of letters from legal organizations and law faculty to UIUC Chancellor Wise regarding the revocation of Steven Salaita’s tenure appointment earlier this month.
Read MoreThe National Lawyers Guild (NLG), a close partner of PSLS, is on the ground providing legal support to Ferguson, Missouri residents. We join in their strong objection to discriminatory law enforcement, and the racially biased system that underlies it.
Read MoreConstitutional law scholars submitted a letter to University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise today urging the University to reinstate Professor Steven Salaita. The University reneged on its appointment of Salaita after pro-Israel groups complained about his social media posts criticizing Israel’s military operation in Gaza.
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