Vassar Community United Against Hateful Speech
- Target:
- Vassar College Board of Trustees
- Region:
- GLOBAL
Vassar College, one of the nation's exemplary liberal arts institutions is now in jeopardy of irrevocably tarnishing its reputation and legacy forever. In light of the current publicity focused on hateful speech exhibited on campus that is being shared in the media, the world is getting a disturbing picture of student advocates and professors disseminating anti-Semitic messaging.
Recent programming including the administration's sanctioned appearance on February 3, 2016 of Rutgers University Associate Professor Jasbir Puar, a leading proponent of Anti-Israel sentiment, as well as the dissemination of anti-Semitic tee shirts http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/26228/ and a long listing of other anti-Semitic activities on campus has led national publications like the Wall Street Journal to write "Majoring in Anti-Semitism At Vassar" http://www.wsj.com/articles/majoring-in-anti-semitism-at-vassar-1455751940
The Vassar Board of Trustees has not addressed this hateful speech, and the world is watching.
Fellow Vassar Alums, Students, Faculty and Worldwide Supporters of Vassar College,
Please join this petition in a showing of solidarity to preserve the legacy of Vassar College as a leading institution of higher education that values informed, respectful and thoughtful discourse and that denounces hateful speech of any kind.
We are united in our abhorrence of hateful speech of any kind, that is currently focused on anti-Semitic programming and messaging. We request that the Vassar College Board of Trustees immediately denounces and takes action to assure that all members of the Vassar community can safely live in an environment where differing viewpoints are offered in a balanced and respectful manner.
We cannot and will not let Vassar College's reputation and name be destroyed by hateful speech.
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