We Took Cheyfitz’s Class on Gaza. His Suspension Violates Academic Freedom.
We took “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance” — Professor Cheyfitz’ suspension is a completely unmerited violation of academic freedom.
Over the course of the spring semester, Professor Cheyfitz taught us about Indigenous sovereignty and led us in discussions on comparative histories of settler colonialism. We analyzed Palestinian poetry and understood U.N. definitions of genocide. The approximately 13-person seminar was held in a small meeting room on the top floor of Caldwell Hall, home to the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program.
We Took Cheyfitz’s Class on Gaza. His Suspension Violates Academic Freedom.
Nine students who took the course on "Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance" contextualize the dispute that led to the suspension of Professor Eric Cheyfitz. They argue that his treatment by the University amounts to a gross violation of academic freedom.
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