"Steven Salaita was fired from his position as associate professor in the American Indian Studies program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) apparently over views critical of Israel, especially its current massacre in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), who has publicly supported the university’s decision to remove Salaita, gave frank comments to The Electronic Intifada revealing the extent of his own pro-Israel views.
Nelson acknowledged that he had been monitoring Salaita’s social media use for months." I like when Nelson invoked collegiality: "“it was legitimate – at the point of hiring – to consider issues of civility and collegiality." Civility and collegiality? Since when that mattered in academia? At one point in the 1980s, there were FOUR full professors at Harvard University, from one department (government) who were facing charges of sexual harassment. Civility and collegiality?
Meanwhile, Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), who has publicly supported the university’s decision to remove Salaita, gave frank comments to The Electronic Intifada revealing the extent of his own pro-Israel views.
Nelson acknowledged that he had been monitoring Salaita’s social media use for months." I like when Nelson invoked collegiality: "“it was legitimate – at the point of hiring – to consider issues of civility and collegiality." Civility and collegiality? Since when that mattered in academia? At one point in the 1980s, there were FOUR full professors at Harvard University, from one department (government) who were facing charges of sexual harassment. Civility and collegiality?
