Nancy Cantor, the new president of Hunter College, sought input from faculty and students on enhancing the curriculum, leading to a proposal for Palestinian studies. The plan included creating two tenure-track faculty positions focused on critical examinations of issues like settler colonialism and human rights. However, the job listing drew protests from Jewish groups who claimed the language used was antisemitic. In response to the backlash, Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the removal of the listing and a review to prevent antisemitic theories in CUNY's curriculum.
The Hunter College job listing for Palestinian studies called for scholars who could take a critical lens to issues including settler colonialism, genocide, human rights, and apartheid.
When the listing was posted last weekend, Jewish groups protested the inclusion of words that they said are antisemitic when applied to Israel.
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