Patrick Collins, Tufts’ executive director of media relations. We will be reviewing the awards process, which currently does not involve academic deans or senior university leadership and this year did not include students, in order to ensure proper oversight and review going forward. If approved, the referendum question will appear on the ballot for TCU Senate’s presidential elections in April. The “Collaboration Award” was given to SJP … Provost and Senior Vice President Nadine Aubry, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences James Glaser, Dean of Student Affairs and Chief Student Affairs Officer ad interim Nancy Thompson, Dean of the School of Engineering Jianmin Qu, “We strongly disapprove of this award in light of, concerning policy positions, including its association with the, [Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions] movement, , elements of which we view as anti-Semitic,”, “We as senior leaders take responsibility for this outcome, which should not have happened, and recognize that the award has caused a great deal of pain and concern for Jewish members of our community and others who share concerns about, policy positions, particularly in light of rising anti-Semitism in the U.S. and around the world.”. Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), announced last week a proposed ballot referendum.
Wave of student, faculty concerns prompts Department of Computer Science to address course workload, ‘The Cabin with Bert Krischer’ is a long trip for a ‘meh’ destination, Taylor Swift: 'The Last Great American Dynasty', TCU Senate appoints new members to Allocations Board, discusses Tufts SJP's resolution, Editorial: Tufts sets standard for containing the spread of COVID-19, Somerville sees rise in COVID-19 cases, enters red category. “And I think this just shows that not only are there people on this campus that care about this issue, but also a ton of people outside of Tufts who have been recognizing the work we’ve been doing for a lot longer than just this past week.”. Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) announced last week a proposed ballot referendum calling on the university to stop sending campus police officers on military training trips abroad. On the other hand, if SJP’s proposal is indeed placed on the ballot as a referendum question, one-sixth of the Tufts student body would need to vote in order for the referendum to pass.
parade on Oct. 9, 2016. “To the contrary, the University and TUPD are on the record as being opposed to militarization, have made community policing a priority for many years, and have policies and training in place that emphasize that everyone – regardless of background – must be treated with dignity and respect.”. group attains 300 signatures in the week following the official submission of the proposal to TCU Senate. I had the experience of sitting in on Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) 2014 national conference at Tufts University.
SJP received the award at a virtual ceremony on April 22 hosted by the OCL over Facebook Live. The Daily reported in 2018 that Maguire, along with other Boston-area police chiefs and federal officers, attended an Anti-Defamation League-funded counterterrorism seminar in Israel in December 2017.
SJP’s referendum will only be put on the presidential ballot in April if the group attains 300 signatures in the week following the official submission of the proposal to TCU Senate, according to previous reporting by the Daily. “It feels like this award is being taken away from them.”. “Importantly, these are clubs with a bunch of different interests — we’re not just focusing on clubs that promote justice-oriented issues, but instead we’re bringing together individuals who are passionate about our mission and who can connect it to their own struggles,” Asfour, a junior, said.
These seminars were criticized by activists both for attempting to influence the officers who attend to favor the Israeli government and because some the trainings have been conducted by Shin Bet, which has been accused of using torture tactics. “We strongly disagree with any characterization that the, are on the record as being opposed to militarization, have made community policing a priority for many years, and have policies and training in place that emphasize that everyone – regardless of background – must be treated with dignity and respect.”, Wave of student, faculty concerns prompts Department of Computer Science to address course workload, ‘The Cabin with Bert Krischer’ is a long trip for a ‘meh’ destination, Taylor Swift: 'The Last Great American Dynasty', TCU Senate appoints new members to Allocations Board, discusses Tufts SJP's resolution, Editorial: Tufts sets standard for containing the spread of COVID-19, Somerville sees rise in COVID-19 cases, enters red category.
Anti-Defamation League-funded counterterrorism seminar in Israel in December 2017. by activists both for attempting to influence the officers who attend to favor the Israeli government.
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