Rare Victory: Dangerous Ethnic Studies Proposal off the Table — for Now
December 20, 2023
The Faculty Council’s disastrous ethnic studies admissions requirement is off the table. But vigilance is in order.
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin
Cutting Off State-Sponsored Hate: Defunding AB 101 Will Stop UC Faculty’s Antisemitic Crusade
July 26, 2023
Recent actions of the Council’s leadership have provided a frightening glimpse into the kind of “defining role” that UC ethnic studies faculty intend to play in the roll-out of AB 101.
New Proposal Would Force CA School Districts to Adopt “Liberated” Curriculum if Students Want Admission to UC Schools
February 23, 2022
As the first school district to formalize a relationship with LESMC after Governor Newsom signed the bill mandating an ethnic studies graduation requirement, the Castro Valley school board’s decision was particularly sobering for the Jewish community.
Campus Double Standards and the Need to Protect Jewish and Zionist Students
January 21, 2022
The anti-Zionist motivated verbal harassment of Jewish and pro-Israel students is generally treated as free speech and ignored or downplayed by school administrators, while similarly harassing speech directed at other minority groups is addressed promptly and vigorously, with the harassers duly disciplined.
Why Governor Newsom Must Veto AB 101, For Good
October 6, 2021
The LA Times Editorial Board believes AB 101 is flawed but can be rehabilitated. It cannot. Governor Newsom must veto this bill, for good.
Eyes Wide Shut: AB 101 Bill Poses Danger for California Students
August 9, 2021
California legislators must open their eyes to the unintended but inevitable consequences of AB 101, and the dangers they pose for California students.
What Appointment of New Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Dean May Mean for Jewish Students
July 13, 2021
Malveaux’s anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist views are not unique—in fact, they are shared by many others in the discipline of Ethnic Studies, including at her own institution.
The Offensive First ESMC Draft is Alive and Well — And Jews Need to Unite Against It
April 13, 2021
Let us unite once again around the danger posed by the appalling first draft and the bad-faith actors who are still promoting it.
The Anti-Zionism of Critical Ethnic Studies
September 25, 2020
Anti-Zionist sentiments are likely to find their way into Critical Ethnic Studies classrooms, since several of the social movements showcased in the curriculum have taken anti-Zionist stances and endorsed the BDS movement.
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