Tag: Academic Freedom
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Police Disperse Pro-Palestinian Protesters at UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California: In the early hours of Friday morning, police and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) took action at UC Santa Cruz, arresting approximately 80 pro-Palestinian protesters who had been obstructing campus entrances for weeks. Tense Confrontation The confrontation unfolded as authorities moved to dismantle encampments blocking access to the university. These blockades had…
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UT Austin Professor Faces Criminal Charge After Pro-Palestine Protest Arrest
AUSTIN, Texas – Richard Heyman, a 57-year-old professor at the University of Texas (UT), finds himself terminated from his position and confronting a criminal charge following his involvement in a pro-Palestine demonstration on campus last week. Heyman, who served nearly 18 years at UT, most recently as a lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts’…
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UT Austin Professor Faces Criminal Charge and Job Loss
AUSTIN, Texas – Richard Heyman, a lecturer at the University of Texas (UT) for nearly two decades, finds himself without a job and facing a criminal charge following his arrest in connection with a pro-Palestine demonstration on the university campus last week. Richard Heyman, aged 57, had been employed at UT Austin, teaching courses in…
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UT Austin Professor Faces Criminal Charge and Job Loss
AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas (UT) in Austin is embroiled in controversy following the arrest and subsequent firing of a long-serving faculty member in connection with a pro-Palestine demonstration on campus. Richard Heyman, a 57-year-old lecturer who had been with UT for nearly 18 years, is now grappling with legal troubles and unemployment…