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CUNY updates ‘Palestinian Studies’ job listings after antisemitic concerns

New York City (CUNY) has reposted Hunter College's revised “Palestinian Studies” position after being previously ordered to remove a similar job list by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York Post Last month, the original job posting was removed after Hochul's order, and she expressed concern that the position could promote anti-Semitism in the classroom.

“We are looking for historically based scholars who will employ a critical lens on issues related to Palestinians, such as colonialism of settlers, genocide, human rights, apartheid, migration, climate, infrastructure devastation, health, race, gender, sexuality, and more.

Shared by Cuny's Chancellor Felix Matos and Board Chair William Thompson Joint Statement At the time, in response to the governor's order, they said they “strongly agreed” with Hochul's decision, noting that they found this. [posting’s] Linguistic divisive, polarised, inappropriate. ”

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New York City (CUNY) Hunter College is looking for two new professors in “Palestinian Studies.” (Photo by Erik McGregor/Lightrocke via Getty Images)

“Cuny will work with the governor and other stakeholders to tackle anti-Semitism on campus and tackle combat hatred in all forms of it,” they added.

In March, the university announced that it would re-evaluate and resubmit the work position due to concerns about the language of the original post.

last week, New Posts It was added to the two professors' positions in Palestinian Studies with new accounts that did not include references to “genocide” or “settlement colonialism.”

“We are open to a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, employing a critical lens for issues related to Palestine, are interested in working in public, and seeking historically grounded candidates who show the issues of part of university life, diverse and dynamic public and majority faculty underestimated SERVING SERVING SERVING SELS SAYS SAYS SYS SYS.

The professor is expected to begin in the fall and will be placed in the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities. Salary range starts at $82,928 and goes up to $141,858, depending on experience and professor's rank.

A Hunter College spokesman confirmed last week that the position was reposted to Fox News Digital to “fill a long-standing gap between the university's curriculum and faculty expertise.”

Fox News Digital also asked Cuny and the governor's office for comment.

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Cuny has been accused of allowing anti-Semitism to go fome on campus. (Photo of Selçuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Cuny Schools has been under attack on how it handled the protests on campus in response to the Israeli Hamas War, leading Hochul to begin an independent review of university policies shortly after the attack on October 7, 2023.

That's what the reviews said Published In September, we discovered that current policies on anti-Semitism “need to be significantly overhauled and updated to handle the levels of anti-Semitism and discrimination that exist on Cuny's campus today.”

Even before the attack on October 7th, Cuny Schools was accused of promoting anti-Semitic beliefs, including boycotts in 2022, sales and votes to support resolutions in support of the sanctions movement.

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Kendall Tietz of Fox News contributed to this report.

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