University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst)
CAIR Designates University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) as a Hostile Campus This article was edited to fix two errors. Tents, face coverings, and essential protest materials were banned at UMass Boston, not UMass Amherst. Pepper spray was reportedly brandished at protesters, but not used on them. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s […]
Project Esther: The Heritage Foundation’s Anti-Palestinian Racist Roadmap to Support Genocide While Erasing Its Progressive Political Opposition at Home
The Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther weaponizes both its architects’ anti-Palestinian racism and the concept that speech critical of Israel is criminal. At the very least, Project Esther’s architects hope that voices supporting basic international humanitarian ideals–access to food, water, shelter, freedom from indiscriminate detention or murder, freedom from occupation, apartheid, and genocide in accordance with […]
CAIR’s Unhostile Campus Campaign Newsletter
This newsletter is part of CAIR’s Unhostile Campus Campaign, a project aimed at fostering a campus environment where Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish, and other students, faculty, and staff opposing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza enjoy free speech and academic freedom and are not subjected to state force or university discipline due to […]
Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
CAIR Designates Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a Hostile Campus The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, designated Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a Hostile Campus due to the threat to the safety of students who stand against occupation, apartheid, and genocide. While claiming to be committed […]
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization has designated the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as a hostile campus due to the threat to the safety of Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish, and other students, staff, and faculty who stand against occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Despite its public declarations […]
University of Pittsburgh (UPitt)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has designated the University of Pittsburgh (UPitt)as a Hostile Campus for Anti-Genocide Students. This designation arises from a documented pattern of the university’s actions that intimidate, suppress, and penalize students, faculty, and staff who actively oppose the occupation, apartheid, and […]
Northern Arizona University (NAU)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, designated Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a ‘hostile campus’ due to its targeting of Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish, and other students, staff, and faculty who stand against occupation, apartheid, and genocide in Gaza. In April 2024, NAU responded to peaceful […]
George Mason University (GMU)
George Mason University (GMU) presents itself as a champion of diversity and inclusion. Yet recent actions raise serious concerns about its commitment to protecting the rights and free speech of Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish, and other anti-genocide students. Reports indicate that the Muslim Student Association (MSA) has repeatedly warned the administration about rising Islamophobia on […]
Protest Policy Guidance For Colleges and Universities
This comprehensive guide provides college and university administrators with actionable steps to protect students’ right to protest—especially Muslim, Palestinian, Arab, Jewish, and allied students—while maintaining campus safety and inclusion. 🏛️ Institutional Responsibilities 🛡️ Protecting Protesters 👩🏽🏫 Faculty Protections 🧾 Immigration Status Protections ⏰ Time, Place & Manner (TPM) Guidelines ⚖️ Differentiating Protest from Harassment 🌱 […]
Stanford University
Stanford University has reportedly targeted students and faculty advocating for Palestinian human rights, suppressing speech and punishing activism under the guise of policy enforcement. The administration has reportedly arrested protesters, suspended faculty, and dismantled peaceful demonstrations, leading the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) to rank Stanford among the worst colleges for free speech. […]
