When a Faculty Union Turns Against Its Students
July 31, 2026
California lawmakers must not pass AB 2551 in any form. At this point, no legislator can honestly treat it as neutral free-speech legislation.
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin
What Antisemitism Requires of Us
June 10, 2026
The current Jewish debate cannot end with a choice between fighting antisemites and strengthening Jewish life. Both are necessary, but neither fully answers what this moment requires.
The Elephant on Bruin Walk: UCLA Can’t Curb Campus Antisemitism While Ignoring Faculty-Led Anti-Zionism
November 10, 2025
At UCLA, faculty and departments have moved anti-Zionist activism from the margins into university life, becoming a core engine of campus antisemitism.
When Faculty Fail, Antisemitism Spreads—UC Must Say No to Area H
April 21, 2025
This week, the UC Faculty Assembly will vote on whether to adopt the proposal—a decision that will either further erode the integrity of shared governance or take a necessary step toward restoring it.
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.
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.
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