Tag Archives: CUNY

Exhibit C(UNY): How the lobby works

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Alex Kane

The New York Times reports today that “pressure continued to mount on Tuesday for the resignation or removal” of Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, the City University of New York (CUNY) trustee who attempted to nix Tony Kushner’s honorary degree.  But there’s a … Continue reading →

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Shoe is now on Wiesenfeld’s foot

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Alex Kane

Jeffrey Wiesenfeld has made it a career habit to try and marginalize anyone he perceived to be insufficiently pro-Israel and to smear Muslims and Arabs. But in the wake of the Tony Kushner degree controversy, it is Wiesenfeld’s politics, racism … Continue reading →

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The upshot of the Kushner muzzling

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Alex Kane

The decision by the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Board of Trustees to block famous playwright Tony Kushner’s honorary degree at John Jay College is rightly being met with outrage. But there’s also an important upshot to the controversy: … Continue reading →

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