The following piece is by CAMERA Fellow Lauren Barney. Lauren Barney is a Chinese and Political Science double major and junior at the University of Pittsburgh. Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the article “Boycott Sparks Debate on Role of Academic Group” published Jan. 13, 2014. As a student at Pitt who has visited the Middle East...
Jeff Jacoby comes to the University of Pittsburgh
On April 6, CAMERA Fellow Lauren Barney brought Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby to speak at a breakfast event at the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Jacoby spoke about what Zionism really means. He also stressed that people should view the term “Zionism” as a positive term, one to be proud...
The Forgotten Refugees: CAMERA Fellows Event
On February 20th, CAMERA Fellow Lauren Barney at the University of Pittsburgh hosted a panel discussion on Jewish refugees from the Arab world as part of Israel Peace Week. About 20 students from groups across the campus attended. These groups include BAS (Black Action Society), JSU (Jewish Student Union), and...