FROM THE GUARDIAN: “The Governor ordered the City University of New York to immediately remove a job posting advertising a Palestinian studies professor role at the state university system’s Hunter College. CUNY’s faculty and staff union condemned the move. ‘We strongly object to your removal of a job posting for a Palestinian Studies faculty position as a violation of academic freedom at Hunter College,’ the Professional Staff Congress wrote. ‘We oppose antisemitism and all forms of hate, but this move is counterproductive. It is an overreach of authority to rule an entire area of academic study out of bounds.’” Read the full account here.