{"id":2081835,"date":"2023-10-27T20:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T00:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-draws-backlash-after-students-offered-extra-credit-to-attend-pro-palestinian-event\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T20:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T00:26:18","slug":"university-draws-backlash-after-students-offered-extra-credit-to-attend-pro-palestinian-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-draws-backlash-after-students-offered-extra-credit-to-attend-pro-palestinian-event\/","title":{"rendered":"University faces criticism for offering extra credit to students attending pro-Palestinian event."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-draws-backlash-after-students-offered-extra-credit-to-attend-pro-palestinian-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2081835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>University\u2064 Faces Backlash for Offering Extra Credit to Attend Pro-Palestinian Protest<\/h2>\n<p>The University of California, Berkeley, is \u200bfacing criticism\u2063 after a teaching assistant sent an email to students, encouraging them to participate in a \u2063pro-Palestinian protest in exchange for extra credit. The email, sent by graduate\u200d student Victoria Huynh, was \u200dfor a class\u200b titled &#8220;Asian\u2062 American Communities\u200b and Race Relations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Huynh offered two options for\u2064 earning extra credit.\u200d Students could either \u200dattend \u2063a national student walkout against the settler-colonial occupation of Gaza \u2064or\u200b watch a short documentary on \u2063Palestine\u2062 and contact their\u200d local California\u200c representative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a real \u200ce-mail distributed\u200b at an \u2063Asian studies class <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCBerkeley?\">@UCBerkeley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the same institution that welcomed \u2064in disgraced SF DA, \u2063Chesa \u2062Budin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pAUmGvQslJ\">pic.twitter.com\/pAUmGvQslJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Ale\u2064 Resnik (@AleResnik)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AleResnik\/status\/1716976966291599683?\">October 25,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tensions have escalated in the\u200d Middle East and \u2064worldwide following the attack\u2063 by \u200dHamas \u2062terrorists on Israel, resulting in\u2062 numerous casualties. Some individuals\u2062 on the \u2064left have justified the attack and condemned \u200cIsrael&#8217;s retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Huynh&#8217;s email sparked outrage \u2062on social \u2064media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Extra credit for protesting anything is pathetic (shup up and read \u2063a book).<br \/>\nExtra credit for participating in a pro-Hamas protest is evil.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Sarelson,\u2064 Esq. \u2013 Attorney &#038; Advisor (@MSarelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSarelson\/status\/1717016968476217566?\">October \u200b25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Academic freedom absolutely\u200c does *not* \u2064entail professors\u200d giving students better grades for parroting their\u200c political\u2063 point of view. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1BJJKJtcV\">https:\/\/t.co\/d1BJJKJtcV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yascha_Mounk\/status\/1717037488546381933?\">October \u200d25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Joel Griffith \u2062of The Heritage Foundation \u200breferred \u2062to it as &#8220;government-funded antisemitic indoctrination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Government-funded antisemitic indoctrination at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCBerkeley?\">@UCBerkeley<\/a>. Extra\u2063 class credit for walking out \u200dof\u200b class as an \u200cact of solidarity\u2064 with\u2062 Hamas&#8217; terrorist aims of \u200deradicating the world&#8217;s only Jewish state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XRf1IDIlif\">https:\/\/t.co\/XRf1IDIlif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Griffith (@joelgriffith)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelgriffith\/status\/1717135729107648969?\">October 25, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/world\/students-can-get-extra-credit-for-attending-palestinian-march-says-uc-berkeley-1r8O8kDk3HV6mlgd3K8amL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jewish Chronicle<\/a> quoted one social media user as saying, &#8220;If you \u2062are\u2062 a Jewish\u200d student reading\u200d this, \u200ddo \u200byou feel\u2062 safe on campus right now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After receiving backlash, UC Berkeley representative Dan Mogulof\u2062 stated that\u200c Huynh&#8217;s offer \u2064of extra credit violated university \u2064policy. The assignment has \u200csince been changed, and\u2063 students now have multiple options for earning extra credit, such as \u200battending local events related to the course&#8217;s \u2064subject or watching \u2063documentaries about\u200c the\u200b Middle East.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A\u2062 Note from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers \u200dwill have nothing to\u200b do with The Western Journal? The\u2064 liberal elites have put us on one of\u2062 their \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-see-wholesome-overseas-mcdonalds-ad-realize-what-the-companys-doing-here\/\" title=\"Overseas McDonald's ad reveals company's true intentions\">financial kill lists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They did it because we&#8217;ve told the truth and spoken out against them for \u200dover a decade. 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We are committed to delivering unbiased and \u2064objective news to \u2063our readers. However, this\u200b also means that we depend on\u200d the support of our readers to \u200dsustain our operations.<\/p>\n<p>If you find value in the articles we publish and believe in the importance of independent \u200bjournalism, we kindly ask you to consider making a contribution. Your support will help us to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-draws-backlash-after-students-offered-extra-credit-to-attend-pro-palestinian-event\/\" title=\"University faces criticism for offering extra credit to students attending pro-Palestinian event.\">continue providing quality news coverage<\/a> and uphold our commitment to journalistic integrity. Thank you for being a reader of our publication.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The \u200dUniversity of California, Berkeley, is currently facing backlash after one of its teaching assistants sent an\u2062 email to students, offering extra credit in exchange for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest. The email, sent by \u2063graduate student Victoria Huynh, was intended for\u2064 a class titled &#8220;Asian American\u2062 Communities and Race Relations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the email, Huynh presented \u2062two options for earning extra credit. Students could either attend a national\u2063 student walkout against the settler-colonial occupation of Gaza or watch a short documentary on Palestine and contact their local California representative.<\/p>\n<p>The email drew\u2062 immediate criticism on social media, with some individuals arguing that offering\u2063 extra \u200dcredit\u2062 for participating in a protest is inappropriate and goes against the principles of academic freedom. Others condemned the email for seemingly endorsing a pro-Hamas standpoint and\u2064 accused the university of government-funded antisemitic\u200b indoctrination.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Griffith of\u2063 The Heritage Foundation referred to the offering of extra credit as &#8220;government-funded \u2064antisemitic indoctrination,&#8221; further fueling the controversy surrounding \u200cthe issue.<\/p>\n<p>The Jewish Chronicle quoted a social \u2062media user\u2064 who questioned the safety of Jewish students on \u200dcampus in light\u200c of such a offer.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the backlash, UC Berkeley representative Dan Mogulof stated that Huynh&#8217;s offer violated university policy. As a result, the assignment has been revised, and students now have multiple options for earning extra credit, such as \u200cattending local events related to the course&#8217;s subject or watching documentaries about the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>This incident highlights the need for universities\u2064 to maintain a commitment to academic integrity and provide a balanced learning environment. While it is important to encourage student engagement \u2064and activism, it is equally important to ensure that students are exposed to diverse perspectives and are not coerced into participating in particular political activities.<\/p>\n<p>Academic institutions play a significant role in shaping students&#8217; understanding of complex issues and must strive to\u2063 create an inclusive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-washington-university-says-pro-hamas-projections-violated-university-policy\/\" title=\"GWU: Pro-Hamas projections breached policy.\">intellectually stimulating environment<\/a>. By revising the assignment and providing alternative options for earning extra credit, UC Berkeley\u200c has demonstrated its commitment \u200cto upholding these principles.<\/p>\n<p>Moving \u200bforward, it is\u200b crucial for universities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-news-justices-save-biden-student-loan-case-for-final-day\/\" title=\"Supreme Court update: Biden student loan case held for final day.\">establish clear guidelines<\/a>\u2063 regarding extra credit opportunities and ensure\u200d that these opportunities\u2064 do not compromise the integrity of the educational experience. By doing so, universities can maintain their responsibility to promote critical\u200c thinking, free expression, and a well-rounded education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>students that attending the protest would earn them extra credit, but did not offer any alternative options for earning the credit. 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