Discussion at DePaul free speech forum falls short of compromise
Ella Lee, Focus Editor
May 13, 2019
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Students, staff and administrative representatives alike expressed frustration and a lack of knowing how to move forward as they discussed freedom of expression at a forum held Tuesday, May 7. The forum led to no lasting solution or compromise. “I think, initially, I didn’t know how much this [...
OPINION: DePaul finally gets it right on free expression
John Minster, Contributing Writer
May 13, 2019
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A few weeks ago, DePaul professor Jason Hill published an article in The Federalist titled “The Moral Case for Israel Annexing the West Bank—And Beyond” arguing that the state of Israel should extend its sovereignty to the entirety of Judea and Samaria. In wake of the article’s publishing, v...
DePaul Faculty Council condemns content of Hill article, reaffirms academic freedom
Carolyn Bradley, Copy Editor
May 6, 2019
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A week after the controversial article DePaul professor Jason Hill published in The Federalist received a strong response from students, Faculty Council voted to condemn the content of the article at its May 1 meeting. The vote for the resolution was 21-10-0. At the heated meeting, Faculty Council did no...
EDITORIAL: DePaul Faculty Council made the right call
May 6, 2019
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After the anti-hate protest on Wednesday, May 1, students and faculty were still not satisfied with the administration’s non-response to the article written by philosophy professor Jason Hill. At the current moment, the administration is not making efforts to hold Hill accountable for directly offe...
DePaul students stand against hate
Shane Rene and Mackenzie Murtaugh, Managing Editor & News Editor
May 6, 2019
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A crowd of students took to the Arts & Letters patio on Wednesday, May 1 in protest of an article written by philosophy professor Jason Hill. The article, published in the right-wing online magazine The Federalist, expressed Hill’s view that Israel has “the moral right” to annex the West Ban...