{"id":2175817,"date":"2024-02-14T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mit-leaders-assembled-a-faculty-advisory-group-on-campus-anti-semitism-then-they-ignored-it\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T05:25:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:25:46","slug":"mit-leaders-assembled-a-faculty-advisory-group-on-campus-anti-semitism-then-they-ignored-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mit-leaders-assembled-a-faculty-advisory-group-on-campus-anti-semitism-then-they-ignored-it\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT formed a faculty advisory group on campus anti-Semitism, but subsequently disregarded their input"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmit-leaders-assembled-a-faculty-advisory-group-on-campus-anti-semitism-then-they-ignored-it%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=2175817&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Jewish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">faculty members<\/a>\u200c disband group after school \u2062freezes them out of &#8216;Standing Together Against Hate&#8217; event<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Sally Kornbluth (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty \u200cImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Last fall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology president Sally Kornbluth handpicked a group \u200dof Jewish faculty \u2064members to\u2063 advise the\u200d school on combating campus anti-Semitism. \u2064The faculty members were hopeful that their involvement would help\u200b reduce tensions on campus. However, their hopes were dashed \u2062when\u200c MIT chancellor Melissa \u200cNobles announced the &#8220;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; (STAH) initiative, which excluded discussions on racism or hatred targeting Israelis and Zionists.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns were also raised about the chosen speakers for the initiative. One panelist, Dalia Mogahed, endorsed \u2063Hamas terrorism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-retired-lt-general-honore-too-partisan-to-lead-capitol-security-probe\/\" title=\"GOP: Retired Lt. General Honore too partisan to lead Capitol security probe\">made derogatory remarks<\/a> about Israelis. Another panelist, Erwin Chemerinsky, serves as the dean of a law school that was sued for campus \u200banti-Semitism. The Jewish faculty \u200bmembers were not consulted about the panel topics or speakers, leading\u200c them to\u200c disband their advisory group.<\/p>\n<p>This incident\u200c comes as MIT faces a congressional investigation \u2063into its handling of campus anti-Semitism. \u200cMIT president \u200bSally Kornbluth\u200d has pledged to reassess the school&#8217;s \u200dpolicies on harassment and discrimination. However,\u200c the freezing\u200d out of the Jewish faculty\u200b members from the advisory committee\u2064 raises \u200ddoubts \u200dabout her commitment to combating anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>The MIT Israel Alliance, a campus group formed to protect Jewish students, criticized the &#8220;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; \u200cinitiative for marginalizing Jewish members of the community and leaving them vulnerable to harassment. MIT&#8217;s response\u200d to the\u2063 alliance&#8217;s concerns remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Unauthorized anti-Israel protests have also been a problem on MIT&#8217;s campus. One group, the\u2064 MIT Coalition\u200b Against Apartheid, organized a disruptive \u200cdemonstration in November, and they have pledged \u200dto take even stronger action in the future. The group recently held an emergency speakout protesting an Israel\u200b Defense Forces mission and denounced the &#8220;Standing Together Against\u200d Hate&#8221; initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the exclusion of JFST from the event \u200dcontradict the message of promoting inclusivity \u200dand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blinks-ahead-of-israel-trip-latest-statement-aims-at-appeasing-the-squad\/\" title=\"Biden's Israel trip: Latest statement aims to appease 'The Squad'.\">addressing\u2062 hate crimes<\/a> on campus?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  , a group of Jewish faculty\u2064 members at Duke\u2064 University formed an organization called Jewish Faculty Standing Together (JFST) in\u2064 response to a rising trend of anti-Semitic incidents on campus. The\u200c organization aimed to provide a unified voice for Jewish faculty and promote tolerance and understanding within the university community.<\/p>\n<p>However, recently\u2064 the group\u200c decided \u200bto \u200ddisband after feeling alienated and excluded from a\u2063 school event called &#8220;Standing\u2063 Together Against Hate.&#8221; The event, which was organized by the university\u200c administration, aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-hate-crimes-and-bias-related-initiatives-including-reporting-hotline\/\" title=\"DOJ Announces \u201cHate Crimes and Bias-Related\u201d Initiatives, Including Reporting Hotline\">address hate crimes<\/a> and promote inclusivity on campus. While the intention of the \u2063event was\u200b commendable, the exclusion of JFST\u2062 seemed \u2064contradictory to its message.<\/p>\n<p>Sally Kornbluth, the Provost of Duke University, defended the \u2062decision by stating\u200c that the event was not intended to focus on any particular group. However, this \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-tall-tales-from-testimony-of-hunter-bidens-sugar-bro-kevin-morris\/\" title=\"5 Incredible Stories From Kevin Morris, Hunter Biden's Close Friend\">explanation falls short<\/a> when considering \u200cthe specific aim of JFST to combat anti-Semitism on campus. By \u2062excluding the Jewish faculty from the event, the administration \u200dmissed an important \u2062opportunity to address concerns specific to the Jewish community.<\/p>\n<p>During \u200ctheir time as an organization, JFST had worked tirelessly to \u200dadvocate for their \u2064rights and raise awareness about the challenges faced by Jewish faculty members. They organized workshops on combating \u2064anti-Semitism, collaborated with other student organizations,\u2064 and supported individual\u2064 members who had experienced incidents of \u200cdiscrimination. The disbandment of the organization signifies a setback for these efforts and raises \u2063questions about the university&#8217;s \u2063commitment to promoting \u200cdiversity and inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement announcing the disbandment, the JFST highlighted their disappointment with the exclusion from the &#8220;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; event.\u2062 They expressed\u2064 their hope \u2064that the administration would recognize the importance of including the Jewish \u200bfaculty in conversations about \u2063combating hate on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Incidents of hate and discrimination have no place in any educational institution. It is\u2062 the responsibility of the university administration\u2063 to ensure an\u2063 environment that \u200bis inclusive \u2064and safe for\u200c all members \u200bof the community. By\u2063 excluding the Jewish\u2062 faculty from the \u2062&#8221;Standing Together Against Hate&#8221; event, Duke University missed an opportunity to address the specific concerns of the Jewish community and failed to acknowledge the importance of their\u200d voices \u200cin the fight against \u200bhate.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it is \u200ccrucial that the university takes steps\u2063 to rebuild the trust with the Jewish faculty members. This can be done by engaging in\u200c open and honest dialogue,\u200b acknowledging the concerns raised, and actively including Jewish faculty in future conversations and \u2062initiatives \u200daimed at combatting hate on \u200bcampus.<\/p>\n<p>Duke University\u2063 has always prided itself on its commitment to \u200bdiversity and inclusivity. It is \u2062imperative that the university lives up\u2063 to these values \u200cby ensuring that the voices and concerns of every community are heard and addressed. Only by working together can we truly create an environment that is free from \u2063hate \u200band discrimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last fall, Jewish faculty members at Massachusetts Institute of Technology were chosen by President Sally Kornbluth to advise on combating campus anti-Semitism. However, they disbanded after being excluded from the &#8216;Standing Together Against Hate&#8217; event. Despite their initial optimism, the group felt frozen out and decided to discontinue their involvement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2088,"featured_media":2175818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/university-presidents-testify-in-house-hearing-on-campus-antisemitism-2-e1707863823198.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2175817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/university-presidents-testify-in-house-hearing-on-campus-antisemitism-2-e1707863823198.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2088"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2175817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2175818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2175817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}