Barnard College

US students, faculty fight silencing of anti-genocide protests

Nora Barrows-Friedman 17 September 2024

Universities are expanding draconian measures intended to shield Israel from protests. Read more about US students, faculty fight silencing of anti-genocide protests

Nora Barrows-Friedman 20 April 2018

Israel lobby groups on and off campus continue to harass, intimidate and smear students supportive of Palestinian rights. Read more about Barnard students vote for divestment

Ali Abunimah 25 October 2017

Universities protect free speech for the powerful while disciplining protesters. Read more about First they censor Palestine ...

Ali Abunimah 3 March 2016

Students Supporting Israel is an astroturf group whose leaders are closely tied to the Israeli government. Read more about Students say pro-Israel group spreads hate at Columbia University

Ali Abunimah 12 March 2014

Palestine solidarity activists are facing harsh censorship and retribution on at least two US campuses during Israeli Apartheid Week. Read more about Palestine solidarity group banned at Northeastern, students threatened with expulsion

Nora Barrows-Friedman 30 April 2013

The latest roundup of international news from the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Read more about BDS Roundup: US scholars group unanimously passes boycott of Israeli institutions

Ali Abunimah 14 January 2012

The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has dismissed a complaint against Barnard College – which is a partner of Columbia University – that a student was “steered” away from taking a class by Professor Joseph Massad because the student is Jewish. Read more about US Department of Education throws out Zionist group's "civil rights" complaint against Barnard College

Alex Kane New York City 21 October 2011

Hundreds of student activists from dozens of colleges and universities across the US are expanding the grassroots movements for Palestine solidarity activism despite aggressive smear campaigns by pro-Israel groups. Read more about Despite attacks, national conference unites Students for Justice in Palestine

Ali Abunimah 5 October 2011

A complaint by a professor at Columbia University who co-founded the anti-Palestinian Zionist group “Scholars for Peace in the Middle East” has resulted in the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opening an investigation into the university. Read more about US launches "civil rights" probe at Columbia University as Zionist censorship, smears intensify