Columns
FATTAL | The Feeling of the Encampment
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By capturing a sliver of the Arts Quad and starting from scratch, the campers remind us that there is always another way — that there can be a better way.
Columns
RICKFORD | The Encampment as a Beloved Community
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In the few hours I spent at the encampment recently, I witnessed a safe, dynamic, radically inclusive space.
Letters To
RICKFORD | Responding to Pollack and Kotlikoff
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History will vindicate those intrepid souls — operating outside the echo chambers of American plutocracy —who stood up and said “enough.”
News
SUN EXCLUSIVE | Vice Presidents Lombardi, Malina Discuss Israel-Palestine Tensions at Cornell
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In an exclusive interview, Ryan Lombardi and Joel Malina discuss the campus climate following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, including the antisemitic threats made by a Cornell student, Prof. Rickford’s remark and the University’s controversial statements on these matters.
News
Pollack Doubles Down on Commitment to Free Speech Following Rickford Controversy
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While condemning Prof. Russell Rickford’s Oct. 15 speech, President Pollack doubled down on her commitment to the 2023-24 school year’s academic theme of free speech in her remarks to the Faculty Senate on Nov. 8.
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Anti-Israel Graffiti, Rally for Palestine, Jewish Community Gathering: Week Roundup of Campus Israel-Palestine Demonstrations
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Various campus demonstrations expressing viewpoints on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict occurred this week, including anti-Israel graffiti, a rally in support of Palestine and a Jewish community gathering.
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Rickford’s Controversial Remarks Spark Divisions on Campus
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Dueling sentiments towards Prof. Russell Rickford currently divide campus following his Oct. 15 remarks, in which he stated he was “exhilarated” by Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks against Israel.
Columns
LIEBERWITZ | Cornell University Has an Obligation to Protect Academic Freedom in Extramural Speech
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There are many areas of social, economic and political controversies that faculty may address in exercising their academic freedom, but perhaps none so controversial as those dealing with Israel and Palestine. The University administration should stand up for faculty who exercise their academic freedom, even in the face of pressure from legislators, trustees, donors, students or alumni to sanction faculty for their speech.
Editorials
EDITORIAL | To President Pollack: We Must Not be Punished for Our Words in A Time of War
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As the Middle East goes up in armed conflict, people around the world turn to us to help understand the rhyme and reason for war. But should we be held accountable for our language in war?
Letters To
RICKFORD | A Statement Regarding My Actions From Oct. 15
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As a scholar, a teacher, an activist and a father, I strive to uphold the values of human dignity, peace and justice.