How One University Dealt With Pro-Hamas Protesters
by A.J. Caschetta
Special to IPT News
May 5, 2025
Identity Standards at University Publications, RIT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
In the four academic semesters since October 7, 2023, anti-Israel protests organized by Hamas sympathizers have overtaken some schools and tarnished the reputation of American academia. The Ivy League schools have been particularly soiled by a combination of ignorant students, radical professors, and weak administrations that coddle them.
On the contrary, the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I teach, dealt with pro-Hamas, antisemitic protests differently. While many schools are destroying their brands, RIT fought back.
The RIT brand has always centered on innovative and creative uses of technology. The university prides itself on the success of its career-driven, motivated students of engineering, imaging, and computer science, and more recently of game design, film, and animation. We have Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and various defense and military research, including funding from the Space Force.
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