Letter to the editor: Jason Hill should not be silenced
Laurence Kahn, Contributing Writer
July 27, 2020
Editor's note: Jason Hill was not formally censured by the university, but was rather condemned for his writings on Israel and Palestine. I’m writing regarding the cowardly, slovenly and undeniably fascistic treatment given to Professor Jason Hill. The resolution of censure accuses him of advocating for or p...
Letter to the Editor: DePaul students respond to Jason Hill suing university
May 6, 2020
Editor's Note: This submission does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the DePaulia staff. As of April 20th, 2020, philosophy professor Jason D. Hill filed a lawsuit against DePaul University on multiple counts. We began this coalition last April of 2019 in order to expose Professor Hill’s ...
Jason Hill sues DePaul, upper administration for ‘campaign of intimidation and demonization’
Ella Lee and Patsy Newitt
April 30, 2020
Philosophy professor Jason Hill has sued DePaul, claiming that it launched a "campaign of intimidation and demonization" after Hill published an op-ed in The Federalist which sparked outrage on campus by both students and faculty. The lawsuit also names Scott Paeth, Faculty Council president, and Inte...
OPINION: Jason Hill does not speak for DePaul
Maya Baker, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2019
I’ve been debating whether or not to respond to Jason Hill’s recent article. It seems everything he publishes is specifically written to provoke outrage and gain him some publicity. However, it’s important that someone call him out for his behavior. His words are damaging, and as a member of t...
Jason Hill under fire after letter to Thunberg
Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor
November 18, 2019
Philosophy professor Jason D. Hill wrote an open letter to environmental activist Greta Thunberg last week, calling her morals misaligned with the natural path of climate. The open letter was published in FrontPage Magazine, an online magazine funded by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative...
OPINION: 8 weeks later: how the student coalition to #CensureHill won
Rifqa Falaneh, Contributing Writer
June 3, 2019
This quarter at DePaul has been an absolute mess, to say the least. At the same time, however, it has also been one of immense growth and community. Earlier this quarter, a coalition of student organizations released a statement condemning Professor Jason D. Hill for his pattern of racist, anti-Pa...
DePaul students claim victory, Hill vows to continue writing
Doug Klain, Opinions Editor
June 3, 2019
On the 23rd day of Ramadan, students sat in the Schmitt Academic Center pit listening to speeches during a celebratory iftar dinner — speeches questioning how to support students that feel unsafe on campus, DePaul’s need for reform and how they felt their activism led to DePaul professor Jason Hill’s...
Students lead the conversation at DePaul Listens
Emma Oxnevad, Assistant News Editor
May 28, 2019
DePaul students got a chance to publicly address their concerns with the university at DePaul Speaks on Wednesday. The event was organized by Matthew Girson, a professor of art, media and design. Girson was prompted to organize the event following the scandal surrounding Jason Hill’s article in...
Discussion at DePaul free speech forum falls short of compromise
Ella Lee, Focus Editor
May 13, 2019
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
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
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
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...
