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Florida campus roiled after antisemitic student wins law school award for paper defending white supremacy

JL;DR SUMMARY The University of Florida is facing backlash after Preston Damsky, a law student known for antisemitic and white supremacist views, won a legal writing award. 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 CommunityAcademic FreedomFree SpeechWhite SupremacyCampus SafetyStudent SuspensionUniversity Of FloridaLaw SchoolDiversity Initiatives

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Gainesville, Florida, United States
"The controversy over Damskys antisemitic and racist remarks comes as the Trump administration has cracked down on universities over alleged antisemitism on their campuses stemming from pro-Palestinian protests."
Michigan, United States
"Earlier this month, Florida officials rejected a bid from the university to hire the former president of the University of Michigan to helm the school, citing his response to pro-Palestinian protests on his former campus."

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