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Fearless or foolish? Michael Roth, Wesleyan’s Jewish president, stands apart in opposing Trump’s campus policies

JL;DR SUMMARY Wesleyan University president Michael Roth is an outspoken critic of President Trump's campus policies, particularly those affecting Jewish life and academic freedom. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityDonald TrumpAcademic FreedomFree SpeechPro Palestinian ProtestsWesleyan UniversityHigher Education PoliciesMichael RothPen America Award

Places mentioned

Middletown, Connecticut, United States
"Pro-Palestinian encampments at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, May 9, 2024."
Massachusetts, United States
"He spoke to JTA while on the road to a literary festival in Lenox, Massachusetts, co-sponsored by the left-wing magazine Jewish Currents."
White Plains, New York, United States
"Mason Weisz of White Plains, New York, who said Roth was one reason that his son is a first-year at Wesleyan now."
Evanston, Illinois, United States
"Michael Schill, President of Northwestern University, testifies at a hearing called Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, D.C."

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