In response to public backlash due to a speech on campus last week by two antisemites, Rutgers University announced that a “chancellor advisory group” will be created to address “the rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia on the New Brunswick campus.”
“Many of you know firsthand that our campus community continues to experience hurt, anxiety, and division related to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas,” Francine Conway, chancellor and a professor at the New Brunswick campus, wrote in a letter addressed to the “Rutgers–New Brunswick Community.
“As I have stressed in my recent messages to you, it is vitally important that we take steps to care for ourselves and for each other at this time of crisis. I have also made clear—and want to reiterate—my commitment to fostering a campus environment that is safe, inclusive, and open to a free exchange of ideas and viewpoints, including ones with which we may strongly disagree,” she continued.
Last week’s event, which was titled “Race, Liberation and Palestine: A Conversation with Noura Erakat, Nick Estes and Marc Lamont Hill,” was held at the Loree Classroom Building on Douglass campus and was attended by more than 100 people.
Conway also wrote in her letter that she will be working with deans and other campus leaders to implement a new process for scheduling events on campus in a way that will “allow for appropriate safety measures to be put in place.”
phobia: an IRRATIONAL fear.
Using the term “islamophobia” implies that the fear of Muslims is irrational. Like saying that on 9/11 “some people did something”.
Rutgers in making this statement is showing either antisemitism, or actual fear of retribution by pro Islam people if they would have created the advisory group just to address rising antisemitism.
What will likely happen is that the board which is also to protect Muslims will be operated by SJP students.
This is an easy way for Rutgers to say their doing something to help, while actually doing the opposite.