Posted on 01/27/2017 8:14:15 AM PST by Olog-hai
Fordham University’s refusal to recognize a campus chapter of the pro-Palestine group — Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) — as an official student club has drawn widespread criticism from civil and constitutional rights groups, who claim the decision was politically motivated. […]
In a joint 11-page letter to the Jesuit institution, released last week, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Palestine Legal affirmed that the denial not only violated free associated principles but was a blatant case of discrimination in violation of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act, pointing that all four applicants for the SJP chapter’s executive board were students of color. Three of them were Muslim and one was Palestinian-American.
The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) also took aim at Eldredge’s decision, arguing that SJP’s stated political agenda was no sufficient ground for a ban as many other authorized clubs across the nation (such as Students for a Free Tibet) advocate against the policies of specific foreign governments. …
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Fordham’s reputation just rose in my regard.
In mine also. Stay strong Fordham.
Notre Dame should take some lessons...
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