SUCCESS STORIES
Zionophobia Has Consequences!
Professors and Staff Disciplined for Antisemitism
This section lists anti-Semitic professors who were disciplined or dismissed.because of their anti-Semitism. This list is not limited to professors at Columbia. Rather, its purpose is to demonstrate that disciplining an anti-Semitic professor--even a tenured one--is possible, it has been done successfully and lessons could be learned from it.
Maaruf Ali
Lecturer, University of Essex | Dismissed
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"University of Essex Dismisses Professor Accused of Antisemitic, Holocaust-Denying Posts" by Algemeiner Staff, May 29, 2019
John Cheney-Lippold
Professor, University of Michigan | Disciplined: barred from receiving a raise during the current academic year, or taking a sabbatical until the fall of 2020, and warned that future violations may result in additional discipline — up to and including the initiation of dismissal proceedings
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Jewish Students, Groups Applaud University of Michigan for ‘Strong’ Response to Faculty Who Refused to Give Recommendations for Israel Study by Shiri Moshe, The Algemeiner, Oct. 11, 2018
Michael Chikindas
Tenured Professor, Rutgers University | Removed from teaching and leadership positions
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Rutgers Demotes Professor Who Wrote Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts, Forward, Dec. 10, 2017
Anthony Hall
Professor, University of Lethbridge | Removed from teaching classes
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B'nai Brith Canada Press Release by Aidan Fishmanm National Director of the League for Human Rights, August 2, 2018
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"University of Lethbridge Removes Fall Classes With Professor Accused of Holocaust Denial" Aug. 5 2018
Joy Karega
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, Oberlin College | Fired
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Oberlin Ousts Professor, Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 16, 2016
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William Latson
Spanish River High School Principal | Removed from the current position and then fired
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Spanish River High principal removed after comments about Holocaust by Lois K. Solomon, The Algemeiner, July 8, 2019
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Florida principal who refused to acknowledge Holocaust to be fired by WIN Staff, July 11, 2019
Steven Salaita
Professor, University of Illinois | Fired by being blocked from taking a tenured position
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Professor’s Angry Tweets on Gaza Cost Him a Job, New York Times, Sept. 12, 2014
Unknown
Professor, National Louis University | Removed from class for using Holocaust denial questions on a test
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Really Bad Questions, Inside Higher Ed, November 27, 2019
Other Success Stories
This section describes other success stories in the fight against anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and anti-Israelism in academia.
University of California Chancellors Unequivocally Condemn BDS
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All Ten UC Chancellors Blast Anti-Israel Boycotts as a “Serious Threat to Academic Freedom”, The Tower, December 14, 2018
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University of California Chancellors Unequivocally Condemn BDS, Accuracy in Academia, December 13, 2018
Temple Board of Trustees unanimously condemn Marc Lamont Hill’s UN speech
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Temple Board of Trustees unanimously condemn Marc Lamont Hill’s UN speech, The Temple News, December 11, 2018