LaToya Baldwin Clark

In the past several weeks, white-shoe law firms, government officials, and advocacy organizations have placed worrisome pressure on the internal governance of our institutions and workplaces. These interventions inappropriately seek to label legitimate political speech and advocacy as out of bounds or even hateful. Institutional leaders must affirm that advocacy for Palestinian rights, as well as concern for and celebration of Palestinian lives, is squarely within the sphere of legitimate discourse.

When public education is seen as a property entitlement, there is an inevitable contestation over who controls this valuable resource and to what end.