Post #3993426
2026-07-14 18:51 UTC
Prof Steven Thrasher is suing Northwestern & the federal government
"Released documents from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s intimidation campaign revealed that during the 2024 encampment, Northwestern Trustee Michael Sacks sent then President Schill a text message with the request that “we just not hire assholes anymore,” referring to a Medill faculty member (me????)"
https://lithub.com/when-we-fight-we-win-why-i-am-suing-northwestern-university-and-the-us-government/
#GazaProtests #academia #HigherEd #Northestern #PolicingTheCampus
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@inquiline@assemblag.es 2026-07-21 18:15
"No faculty member, student, or worker should face the stripping of their livelihood for protesting a genocide or speaking out against corporate and political complicity. Academic institutions must serve as sanctuaries for rigorous debate, and free expression, rather than capitulating to the financial leverage of trustees or the political pressures of congressional intimidation campaigns" https://www.aaup.org/news/northwestern-universitys-campaign-against-free-expression #AAUP #PolicingTheCampus #uspol #Northwestern #academia #HigherEd