Today, at 3:15 pm outside Stuart Hall, University of Chicago faculty gathered to demand that the University fulfill its written promises to its students and institute the Gaza Scholars at Risk Program now! During the encampment, student negotiations with the administration resulted in a written commitment from the University of Chicago to announce and establish… Continue reading FSJP Demands Gaza Scholars at Risk Now
FSJP Against Eviction of Students
October 23, 2024 Dear President Alivisatos, We write urgently to demand that the university reverse course with regard to the Arab student who was placed on an involuntary leave of absence and removed from student housing on October 21. This is part of a deeply worrisome crackdown on free expression and protest at the University… Continue reading FSJP Against Eviction of Students
Press Release: Chicago Faculty Denounce Police Violence Against University Students
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** October 18, 2024 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY DENOUNCE POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON OCTOBER 11 FSJP denounces police violence against university students, faculty, staff, and community members. We are particularly appalled by the violent use of force by the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) against… Continue reading Press Release: Chicago Faculty Denounce Police Violence Against University Students
Response to University statement regarding 12AM deadline
In a statement to the Maroon, the University has claimed that “it had not sent a communication regarding a midnight deadline for the [Gaza solidarity] encampment to end.” This statement comes in response to the UChicago FJP press release earlier this evening. It is accurate that the University administration sent no such communication insofar as… Continue reading Response to University statement regarding 12AM deadline
PRESS RELEASE: UChicago Faculty Press Conference 5/6, 9:30am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY STAND WITH UCHICAGO POPULAR UNIVERSITY FOR GAZA, OPPOSE POLICE ACTION ON CAMPUSES NATIONALLY Faculty say they are prepared to be arrested alongside student protesters opposed to University complicity with Gaza genocide. Chicago, May 5, 2024 — Seven days into the encampment at the University of Chicago,… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: UChicago Faculty Press Conference 5/6, 9:30am
On Expression and Disruption
Considering the Palestine solidarity encampment’s alignment with UChicago’s Kalven Report By Gabriel Winant Originally published in the Chicago Maroon. The Palestine solidarity encampment on the quad represents a significant trial for the University of Chicago’s frequently emphasized commitments to academic freedom and free expression. This challenge arises from internal tensions within the policies of the… Continue reading On Expression and Disruption
UChicago is Complicit!
This infographic was produced by the research committee of UChicago’s FJP chapter.
Letter regarding Hebrew University and Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
On April 1, 2024, Faculty for Justice in Palestine submitted the letter below to UChicago President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker regarding the decision by Hebrew University to suspend Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian. PREFATORY NOTE: Dear President Alivisatos and Provost Baicker, Please see below a letter signed by a hundred colleagues at the University, expressing… Continue reading Letter regarding Hebrew University and Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
The Rise and Fall of Baby Boomer Zionism
Zionism has long been the tip of a spear aimed at the heart of a multiracial left. Darryl Li Originally published in Hammer & Hope. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have forced open a chasm of outrage between peoples and regimes around the world through sheer steadfastness in the face of untold violence. This is… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Baby Boomer Zionism
Palestine Events Calendar
FJP has created an events calendar for Palestine-related events on campus and across Chicago. You can access that calendar here.