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0 Leadership Politics

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

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 16 Oct

Wesleyan University president Michael Roth is an outspoken critic of President Trump's campus policies, particularly those affecting Jewish life and academic freedom.

0 Education Politics

The President of Wesleyan on Trump’s assault on Academic Freedom

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 5 Jun

Peter Beinart hosts a Zoom call with Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, to discuss the Trump administration's alleged impact on academic freedom.

0 Politics Education

What Jewish university presidents say: Trump is exploiting campus antisemitism, not fighting it

Nora Berman in Forward · 16 Apr

Several Jewish university presidents, including those from Harvard, Princeton, and MIT, are resisting the Trump administration's policies on campus antisemitism, which they argue are an exploitation rather than a solution.

0 Education Politics

Cornell’s handling of a new course on Gaza could preview campus Israel battles under Trump

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 11 Nov 2024

Cornell University is embroiled in a contentious debate regarding a new course titled 'Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance' by Jewish professor Eric Cheyfitz, which critiques Israel as a settler colonial state.