Action Alert: CSUN President and Professor attack AMCHA using University resources
AMCHA Update: UC faculty demand clarification of academic freedom rules
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Over two months ago, 1,800 members and supporters of the California Jewish community – including hundreds of CSU students, parents, alumni, and donors – signed a letter to CSU Chancellor Reed expressing their outrage over the University-hosted web pages of CSU Northridge Mathematics professor David Klein, which include anti-Semitic material promoting the economic, cultural and academic boycott of the Jewish state. We turned to Chancellor Reed, whose jurisdiction covers all CSU campuses, after CSUN President Jolene Koester refused to take the hateful pages down on the grounds they were protected under academic freedom.
Chancellor Reed has neither removed the pages nor responded to the AMCHA Initiative letter, in effect rebuffing the Jewish community by ignoring their serious concerns.
The AMCHA Initiative co-founders believe that an absence of policy is a grave problem. They have written a letter to Chancellor Reed explaining why, and requesting that he answer the following question:
Do the CSU rules of academic freedom protect faculty and administrators who use their university positions and state resources to engage in political activities that promote anti-Semitic actions, such as the boycott of Israel?
You can see the letter sent to Chancellor Reed here.
Please consider writing a letter to Chancellor Reed, urging him to answer this crucial question. We encourage you visit our AMCHA Action Alert HERE to view the administrators and legislators to send your email to.
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The following video examines the nature and scope of anti-Jewish bigotry at the University of California. It was presented to President Yudof and the UC Regents last January, but no serious action was taken. Since then, the AMCHA Initiative has been working to bring this issue to light and effect change in University policy.