""This isn't the university trying to fairly administer discipline. It's 100 percent political prosecution.""
""Werner called their case an example of the 'Palestine exception,' a term coined to describe patterns of institutional discrimination and enforcement that apply only to speech related to Palestine.""
""No one who is trying to restrict speech about Palestine-which, of course, is illegal-is going to talk about it openly.""
""What's happening on the UCSD campuses, on other UC campuses, on university campuses in the U.S. in general-is that the Palestine exception to free speech? ... The answer is yes.""
Two years after protests against Israel's war in Gaza, some professors are facing disciplinary actions for their involvement. BT Werner, a professor at UCSD, was charged with violating the faculty handbook for actions taken during a student encampment. The investigation began in June 2024, but Werner only received notice of the charge in February. They describe the situation as political prosecution and refer to the 'Palestine exception,' indicating a pattern of discrimination against speech related to Palestine on university campuses.
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