Sorry I still don't buy the triumphalism. The University got off pretty light in dollar terms. I am surprised Salaita's lawyers did not negotiate a higher dollar amount given all his recent legal victories.
But more importantly, "they" succeeded in running Salaita out of town. Corey Robin says it very well: http://coreyrobin.com/2015/11/12/uiuc-reaches-settlement-with-steven-salaita/ -------------------------snip Many of us had hoped that a settlement would include Steven getting his job back. For his sake and ours: to vindicate principles we all hold dear. I would be less than honest if I didn’t say I was disappointed. But while this was a major battle for principle, there was a person at the heart of that battle: Steven. Since he first got the news of his firing, he and his family have been through hell. A protracted legal battle would invariably have been long and difficult, its outcome uncertain. It’s all well and good for those of us on the sidelines to say he should keep fighting—and he himself might have wanted to do so—but Steven has a family to support and a life to live. If this settlement helps him do that, I stand with him. On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Robert Naiman < [email protected]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Center for Constitutional Rights <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 5:54 PM > Subject: Victory: Major settlement in case of professor fired over tweets > To: Robert Naiman <[email protected]> > > > Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. > <http://ccrjustice.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=272> > [image: Center for Constitutional Rights] > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2067&qid=2310176> > > Dear CCR Supporter, > > Great news! Our client Professor Steven Salaita has reached a settlement > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2068&qid=2310176> > in his case against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) > for firing him from a tenured position over his personal tweets criticizing > the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza in 2014—tweets the UIUC called > “uncivil.” Salaita’s firing became a flashpoint for debates over academic > freedom, free speech, and the repression of Palestinian rights advocacy. In > exchange for Professor Salaita’s agreement to release his claims, the > university has agreed to pay $875,000. > > Freedom of Information Act requests revealed that donors had threatened to > withhold funding to UIUC if Salaita was not fired and that administrators, > including the UIUC Chancellor, had used personal email accounts and deleted > emails in order to conceal and destroy evidence relevant to the case. In > August, a federal judge rejected UIUC’s attempt to dismiss the case > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2069&qid=2310176>, > writing that “[i]f the Court accepted the University’s argument, the entire > American academic hiring process as it now operates would cease to exist.” > Within hours of the court’s decision, the UIUC chancellor resigned. > > Today’s settlement not only vindicates Professor Salaita—it is also a > victory for First Amendment protections for advocacy. Activism in support > of Palestinian freedom has been subject to increasing repression; > Professor Salaita’s firing is just one example > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2070&qid=2310176>. > CCR remains committed to standing in solidarity with Palestine—a stance we > are only able to take because of your support > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2071&qid=2310176>! > Thank you for standing with us. > [image: Like us on Facebook] > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2072&qid=2310176> > [image: > Follow us on Twitter] > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2073&qid=2310176> > [image: > Forward to a Friend] > <http://ccrjustice.org/civicrm/mailing/forward?reset=1&jid=2604&qid=2310176&h=02047a64c5300116> > > © Center for Constitutional Rights > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2074&qid=2310176> > > 666 Broadway > 7th Floor > New York, NY 10012 > United States > > 212-614-6464 > [image: Donate Today] > <http://ccrjustice.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2075&qid=2310176> > > Preferences > <http://ccrjustice.org/civicrm/profile/edit?gid=1&reset=1&id=419782&cs=e288afb3537065cfd3b7594af6e40067_1447372463_168> > :: Unsubscribe > <http://ccrjustice.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=2604&qid=2310176&h=02047a64c5300116> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > >
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