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Mel Andrews
@bayesianboy.bsky.social

US university hires world-renowned Israeli genocide expert to lead Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and then fires him when he says that Israel is committing genocide.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer from Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring

theguardian.comAn Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000

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propermouse.bsky.social
@propermouse.bsky.social

This is an amazing description because I think in 2026 it's actually ambiguous (though I suppose he could be both): a genocide expert from Israel or an expert on genocide committed by Israel. The latter probably doesn't get him hired in the first place to be fair.

Mr Blifil
@mrblifil.bsky.social

My son got accepted there two years ago. Very glad he chose elsewhere (a woke school where they do land acknowledgements at the drop of a hat).

Aren Aizura
@incommensurati.bsky.social

To be fair, he had already declared the genocide part when he was offered the job. So many people here at UMN actively recruited him! Including the College of Liberal Arts. Then the donors started writing letters to the President.

Matt ”Let’s Grade Midterms” L
@matt18l.bsky.social

Agreed, but as long as universities’ fundraising offices let donors write the terms of their giving then the people making the donation have a lot of power and access. Properly funding public universities will help cut down that influence. Taxing the donors will help too.