Automatic Web Traffic Generator

Boycott of Israel condemned by UC chancellors citing threats to academic freedom

All 10 University of California chancellors unanimously condemned an academic boycott of Israel at the urging of 101 university-affiliated organizations in December. The provisions of the boycott ... read more

17 UC Berkeley Professors Warn ‘Discriminatory’ BDS Campaign Poses ‘Clear and Direct Threat to Academic Freedom’

Seventeen faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, warned on Tuesday against the threat posed by the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign to the academic ... read more

Napolitano and Dirks among officials opposing academic boycott of Israeli institutions

Citing a threat to academic freedom, UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks ... Proponents of the boycott highlight the situation of Palestinian students living in ... read more

On boycotts of Israeli academic institutions: a reply

The proposed AAA boycott is a response to our government’s unlimited and unconditional military and economic aid to Israel ... proponents of academic freedom. Professor Birgeneau’s and Professor ... read more

Why One Small SoCal College Is At The Center Of The Israel Boycott Debate

Faculty supporters of the boycott also cite concerns about Palestinian academic freedom ... In December, all 10 University of California chancellors signed a joint statement condemning any faculty ... read more

UC chancellors’ decision to thwart academic boycotts protects free speech

By condemning the boycott, the UC chancellors made it clear the University will not compromise academic freedom ... Israel, participate in events held and sponsored by Israel or engage in talks with ... read more

Are Anti-Israel Boycotts Legal? Doesn't Look Like It

If the resolution passes, AAA will be the largest and oldest academic association to do so. The graduate student unions at University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and New York University (NYU) ... read more

Michigan, Pitzer, Boycotters of Israeli Academia Just the Tip of an Iceberg

While hundreds of university presidents have condemned ... all 10 University of California Chancellors issued a statement declaring that the academic boycott of Israel “poses a direct and serious ... read more

University of California student-workers union makes call for boycott of Israel

A student-workers union representing 16,000 University of California students ... the anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement. The resolution was invalidated by UAW’s ... read more

The Academic Boycott Against Israel and How to Fight It

The first major academic boycott attempt against Israel was initiated last year by British ... against a scientist based on his nationality is a dangerous threat to academic and scientific freedom.” ... read more

Proposed Israel Boycott at Top South African University Would Hit ‘Poor Black Students Disproportionately,’ Education Campaigner Says

Klaas Mokgomole — a member of the group Africans for Peace — spoke to The Algemeiner on Wednesday ... “the implementation of a wholesale academic boycott against Israel violates the principles of ... read more

UC Berkeley Web Feature

BERKELEY – As chancellor ... University of California, Berkeley, I share the growing outrage over the efforts by some members of Britain's University and College Union to promulgate a boycott against ... read more