Campus Watch Weekly Update

Campus Watch reports the following from May 18-26, 2020:

Campus Watch Research

George Washington U Appoints BDSer Ilana Feldman to Top Position (Asaf Romirowsky): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60967/normalizing-pro-palestinian-scholarship-anti-semitism

Middle East Studies in the News

Islamic studies scholars Mohsen Goudarzi and Terenjit Sevea join Harvard Divinity School faculty: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60999/islamic-studies-scholars-join-harvard-divinity

University of Kentucky names Kristin V. Monroe as the new Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Islamic Studies Professor: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/61000/board-of-trustees-names-a-s-faculty-member-to

The American Association of University Professors gives award to SF State prof. Rabab Abdulhadi for “exceptional leadership":

The College Fix: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60996/academic-group-honors-professor-who-compared-jews

JNS: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60998/american-association-of-professors-awards-women

The Algemeiner: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60997/outrage-after-leading-academic-association-awards

On George Washington U.'s appointment of pro-BDS prof Ilana Feldman as interim dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs:

JNS: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60995/pro-bds-interim-dean-of-international-affairs

Jewish Insider: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60992/gw-university-says-controversial-interim-dean

The GW Hatchet: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60989/provost-says-interim-elliott-school-dean-will

Jewish Insider: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60991/gw-university-under-fire-for-appointing-bds

Jewish Journal: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60986/gwu-condemns-anti-semitism-bds-says-interim-dean

Campus Reform: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60988/gw-hires-bds-loving-dean-with-history

Middle East Monitor: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60990/pro-israel-group-fails-to-have-bds-supporting

Developments in the rape case against scholar Tariq Ramadan:

Ananova: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60993/expert-oxford-prof-tariq-ramadan-was-extremely

Jihad Watch: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/60994/tariq-ramadan-and-the-rogue-french-spy-part-2

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