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
Category: General
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
UChicago is Complicit!
This infographic was produced by the research committee of UChicago’s FJP chapter.
Palestine Events Calendar
FJP has created an events calendar for Palestine-related events on campus and across Chicago. You can access that calendar here.
Making it Clear Where UChicago Stands
Saying “I stand with Israel” is un-Kalven. Physically standing with Israel is…super-Kalven?? We learned Friday that President Paul Alivisatos had a meeting with Israeli Consul General in the Midwest Yinam Cohen on January 23. In a post on Twitter, Cohen described the meeting as intending to “further enhance the partnership between UChicago and Israeli… Continue reading Making it Clear Where UChicago Stands
The Chicago Bastion of Free Expression is… Not So Free
Over the past several years, the University of Chicago has built a national reputation as the bastion of free speech and political neutrality in higher education. Its “Chicago Principles,” establishing the central importance of freedom of expression, not only govern activities on our own campus, but also serve as a blueprint for conduct in over… Continue reading The Chicago Bastion of Free Expression is… Not So Free
Press Release
** If you are interested in joining FJP @UChicago, please fill out this form ** UChicago faculty members form chapter of Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) (Chicago, IL—1/12/2024) On December 4, a group of faculty at the University of Chicago voted unanimously to form a Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) chapter. The faculty… Continue reading Press Release