‘The Soul of Higher Education is Rotting Away’: Students, Faculty Stage Pro-Palestinian Study-in at Mann Library - News Summed Up

‘The Soul of Higher Education is Rotting Away’: Students, Faculty Stage Pro-Palestinian Study-in at Mann Library


Cornell Censors Pro-Palestine Speech,” “Shhh! At Harvard University, students and professors have held multiple pro-Palestine study-ins over the past two months. On Oct. 30, more than 70 pro-Palestinian activists staged a silent study-in at Harvard’s Widener Library to protest the University’s refusal to conduct a review of its investments for ties to human rights violations. Newsletter SignupCornell’s study-in had a meaningful impact for many participants who felt that the University’s actions have contradicted its founding principle. “Ezra Cornell dreamed that Cornell could be a place for ‘… any person … any study.’ However, Cornell University invests in companies that profit from Scholasticide abroad.”The study-in had a similarly moving effect on faculty members in attendance.


Source: Daily Sun November 20, 2024 13:49 UTC



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