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Students Defend Academic Freedom

UPDATE--Sit-in to protest DePaul denial of tenure for Professor Norman Finkelstein and Professor Mehrene Larudee

From: AAANChicago[at]yahoogroups.com
To: normangf[at]hotmail.com
Subject: Fwd: [AAANChicago] UPDATE–Sit-in to protest DePaul denial of tenure for Professor Norman Finkelstein and Professor Mehrene Larudee
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:35:37 -0700 (PDT)

A dozen DePaul students, organized as Students for Justice for Finkelstein, are on the 22nd floor of the CNA building at Jackson and Wabash, sitting in the office of university President Holtschneider. The sit-in started this morning after a statement was posted on the students’ Facebook page, saying, “Professor Norman Finkelstein as well as Professor Mehrene Larudee have been denied tenure. It is clear that this decision was politically motivated.”

The DePaul students will meet with Holtschneider at 3:00 pm today. They are asking for support in this struggle for academic freedom. Students for Social Justice at UIC and others in solidarity with the sit-in will vigil outside the building starting at 3:00 pm.

Also, midwest student activist meeting supports Finkelstein

Support is coming from students and others around the country and around the world. Students from 14 colleges and universities at the Midwest Regional meeting of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held June 9th and 10th at UIC, made this statement:

“SDS Midwest Regional meeting condemns DePaul University President Holtschneider for denying tenure for Dr. Norman Finkelstein.

Finkelstein is a popular professor at DePaul whose tenure bid was opposed by Zionists because of his criticisms of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Dr. Finkelstein exceeds DePaul’s expectations for tenure.

The U.S relies on its ally, Israel, in the imperialist agenda in the Middle East - maintaining strategic control of oil. Not just the oil corporations and the U.S. government, but academic institutions like DePaul University, march in lockstep. Any voice that is raised critical of Israel or sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians is struck down and marginalized.

We call on DePaul to reverse this decision. Tenure for Dr. Norman Finkelstein.”

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