Tag: New York Post
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“Mayoral wannabe Zohran Mamdani joins other lefty pols in ripping CUNY for pulling ‘antisemitic’ job posting”
The post discusses the Palestinian Studies job posting in its typical bombastic style, accusing Hunter College of antisemitism and describing the very idea of Palestinian Studies as something that only the “far left” would advocate for, as it is offensive to the Israeli state. Read more.
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“Refusal to crack down on antisemitism made CUNY school a ‘hostile’ workplace: Jewish studies director”
Again, cultural studies are seen as a battleground for broader contemporary issues. The article is aggressive and unbalanced. It describes protests at college as being fundamentally anti-Semitic, and shows video footage of a situation getting violent. This is juxtaposed with a calm, professional photograph of the professor making the accusations. Read more.
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“Shellyne Rodriguez, Unhinged NYC college professor who cursed out anti-abortion students, holds machete to Post reporter’s neck”
Former Hunter College art professor Shellyne Rodriguez was the subject of near-constant Post reporting after an incident where she confronted anti-abortion students for spreading medical misinformation in a college common area. The scandal escalated when she confronted a reporter from the publication with a machete after they showed up at her residence. Beyond being verbally…
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“CUNY LAW SCHOOL EXHIBITS ART BY EX-RIKERS INMATES”
A different Post take on CUNY’s public programming. It’s written in a more “objective” or removed style than many of the other pieces from the Post. Read more.
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“CUNYS COMMIES – HONORING A FELLOW TRAVELER”
I include this as a counterexample to the many Amsterdam News pieces on events at CUNY. The tone is as anti-communist as something written in the 50s, with plenty of name-calling and anguish over CUNY’s decision to host a centennial about a New York politician who had communist ties (and never mind the fact that…
