Report: Cornell cuts professor's classes after Israeli student alleges discrimination

Report: Cornell cuts professor's classes after Israeli student alleges discrimination

Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, a tenured American studies professor who has family in Israel, denies he asked Israeli student Oren Renard to drop the class due to his nationality, according to The Nation. He contends the case is part of a broader effort to silence pro-Palestinian teaching and activism

Jewish professor suspended by Cornell U for preventing Israeli student from taking hi

Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, who holds extreme pro-Palestinian positions, tried to prevent the student from participating in a course on Gaza; the university opened a disciplinary investigation and emphasized its commitment to protecting students from discrimination; the course has been criticized by Jewish groups, public figures and Cornell’s president