
Free Speech? Not If You’re A Foreign Student.
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Campus Controversies: Free Speech and Foreign Students
This chapter examines the detention of a foreign student at Tufts University amid calls for the university to divest from Israeli-associated businesses. It highlights the controversial role of the Canary Mission, which profiles and labels students and professors critical of Israeli policies, raising serious concerns about free speech and the safety of activists. Additionally, the chapter discusses the broader implications of these actions on the treatment of foreign students in the U.S. and the chilling effect on dissenting voices regarding sensitive political issues.
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