The State University System has instructed Florida’s public university presidents to identify courses that contain “antisemitic material and/or anti-Israeli bias.”
Jacksonville Today obtained an email from Chancellor Ray Rodrigues outlining a specific process for how courses should be flagged for further review by the end of fall semester.
Courses potentially up for review are those on terrorism, Middle Eastern studies, religion and government, Rodrigues wrote. Syllabuses, textbooks, test banks and online materials were pinpointed as potential resources for review.
The directive reflects the state’s growing support for Israel amid a national clash between Israel’s fight against Hamas and the toll on the Palestinian people. But Rodrigues’ email also has raised concern among faculty at institutions like the University of North Florida.
The email outlined a specific process for how courses would be flagged for further review. Using a keyword search, universities will look at course descriptions and syllabuses. ….more
