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Cynthia Saltzman

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Response to 'Rutgers must end relationship with Tel Aviv University'

On March 28, a commentary was published by The Daily Targum calling for Rutgers to sever ties with Tel Aviv University (TAU). The letter contains unsubstantiated, vilifying claims that should be corrected.Apr 12
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Proposed academic boycotts, BDS diminishes U., harms learning, creates social divisions

We are Rutgers faculty from a range of academic disciplines at the New Brunswick, Camden and Newark campuses. We write to express our profound concern over the upcoming referendum put forward by the Rutgers University Student Assembly, which calls for the University to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) the State of Israel and terminate its partnership with Tel Aviv University.Mar 25
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COMMENTARY: Rutgers faculty unions continue their crusade against Israel

The Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) has recently emphasized the cause of defending academic freedom on campus. It is a worthy struggle. But I wonder if, in the hands of these unions, it is simply serving their long-time crusade against the state of Israel.Mar 1
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Faculty extremism threatens civil dialogue

I am responding to the recent manifesto by the newly formed Rutgers Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP). I am writing this for students who feel besieged by their own faculty.Jan 31
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rutgers faculty calls on union boards to withdraw statements on Israel-Hamas War

We are writing to object to statements issued by the executive board of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union and the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers.Dec 5 2023