Recent incidents at the CUNY School of Law have been cause for enormous concern and doubt as to the school’s commitment to an inclusive, safe learning environment. In addition to a faculty council endorsement of the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign on May 12th, on the following day, CUNY...
Statement Regarding Antisemitic CUNY School of Law Commencement Speaker
On May 13, 2022, the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law featured an individual who has openly called for and celebrated violence and bigotry as one of the commencement ceremony speakers. Nerdeen Mohsen Kiswani was selected as one of two student speakers by the “Class of 2022”...
The Leadership Void at CUNY
The City University of New York is a staple of one of the greatest cities in the world. It is the college option many New Yorkers take, as it is generally far less expensive than private institutions around the city. One of the most wonderful things about this vibrant city...
When Anti-Zionists Glorify Terrorism, CUNY Must Take a Stand
On March 8th, the noted anti-Zionist organization, Within Our Lifetime, saw fit to celebrate International Women’s Day by posting a graphic featuring eleven women honoring them for their roles “in the struggle for Palestinian national liberation.” The chair of Within Our Lifetime, Nerdeen Kiswani, is a current student at the...
How Anti-Semitism Has Sprung Up on College Campuses
We can no longer ignore rising anti-Semitism on college campuses “I’m gonna physically fight Zionists on campus next year if someone comes to me with their ‘Israel is a democracy’ bullshit,” Hamzeh Daoud wrote on his Facebook in July 2018. He was an incoming resident director for Stanford University’s dorms....
Shunned But Not Silenced
Anti-normalization will not get us anywhere. In 1967, after the Six-Day War, the leaders of eight Arab countries convened and adopted the Khartoum Resolution. This resolution implemented “The 3 No’s”: no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and no negotiations with Israel. Fast forward around 50 years and a...
BDS is Not Welcome at CUNY
BDS has no place on our campus. When a student embarks on their college journey, they can expect to secure many great things. Apart from acquiring a degree, students gain the knowledge and learn the facts that help them to shrewdly understand the world around them. When a student goes...
The Antisemitic Tuition Protests That Rocked CUNY
Recently at Baruch College, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) members gathered on the plaza outside to protest against CUNYS’ soon to be implemented tuition hikes. Most students are in an uproar about this recent change in policy but somehow, rather than discussing the issue at hand, it became an...