In early January, news broke of a Title VI discrimination complaint filed against the George Washington University on behalf of an anonymous Jewish student. The allegations within the complaint were shocking, and numerous national outlets picked up the story immediately. Reasonable-minded observers across the country could not fathom how the kind of discrimination alleged in the complaint could be persistent and tolerated on the campus of such a prominent American university.
Sadly, Jewish students here at the George Washington University did not react to this news with any sense of surprise. I am one of those Jewish students. Antisemitism has been allowed to flourish on college campuses across the nation, mine in particular, and the allegations contained in the Title VI complaint were merely one more instance of the oldest form of bigotry. Antisemitism has been provided with a new home and is festering on college campuses. It hides behind a facade of social justice.
The Title VI complaint in question outlines gross antisemitic comments and behavior by Professor Lara Sheehi of the GWU psychology department. Among other misdeeds, Sheehi allegedly told one student, "It's not your fault you were born in Israel." Further reporting on the situation alleges that Professor Sheehi "spread lies about [her Israeli students] to the faculty—smearing [their] reputations to the people who are going to be [their] clinical supervisors for years to come." According to the complaint itself, Sheehi leveled accusations of racism against Jewish students and urged their peers to degrade and isolate them based on their Jewish identity. Additionally, the complaint claims that Sheehi punished the students in question after they confronted her. The group contends that the university supported the professor's conduct.
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"Sheehi leveled accusations of racism against Jewish students and urged their peers to degrade and isolate them based on their Jewish identity."
ReplyDeleteSheehi an Irisher? Aren't the Irisher always complaining about how their ancestors were discriminated against and the coffin ships and such?
Coffin ships did even carry coffins. If you died onboard the vessel during the voyage to USA, the just sewed you into a weighed canvas sack and you went kerplunk overboard.