Palestinian justice student organisation denied by Fordham University

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Palestinian justice student organisation denied by Fordham University

Rights group roundly criticsed Fordham for not granting the Students for Justice in Palestine official club status

Rights groups on Monday slammed Fordham University, a school in New York, for not granting Students for Justice in Palestine (SPJ) official status as a student club.

Palestine Legal, a nonprofit organization that gives legal advice for groups expressing support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, said the decision made by the university violates free speech and academic freedom.

“Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin by institutions that receive federal funding. A university may lose its federal funding if it treats a student differently because of his/her national origin, resulting in a denial of a student’s educational activities,” the group said in a statement.

Continued: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-justice-student-organisation-denied-fordham-university-1414958551

[Fishrrman]

A breath of fresh air in academia...

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Fordham is another not-very-Catholic college. And not far from the Bronx Zoo so there's that.

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A university may lose its federal funding if it treats a student differently because of his/her national origin, resulting in a denial of a student’s educational activities

Not sure how a club is an educational activity. If so, I suggest setting up branches of the Hellfire Club at every campus.