Arrr, CUNY be swabbin' the decks o' "Palestinian Studies" after Gov. Hochul's cannon fire! Blimey, what a hullabaloo!
2025-03-27
Arrr matey! CUNY be changin’ their scrolls for “Palestinian Studies” professors, after Governor Hochul, bless her heart, commanded the old words be tossed overboard due to fears of bad juju against the Jews. Aye, ’tis a fine hullabaloo on the academic seas!
Ahoy, matey! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn 'bout the scallywags at the City University of New York, or CUNY for short. They be lookin' to hire some landlubber scholars for their "Palestinian Studies" positions at Hunter College after they had to hoist the sails and take down a previous job listin' ordered by the fair governor, Kathy Hochul.Now, this be no ordinary job offer, for it stirred up a tempest in a teapot! Gov. Hochul had her knickers in a twist, claimin’ it might spread some nasty antisemitic winds in the classroom seas. The original post called fer a scholar to examine settler colonialism and other such wicked tales, but the good ol’ CUNY chieftains agreed with the governor that the language was as divisive as a pirate's quarrel over treasure!
So, they set their sights on a new course, scrubbin' the job description clean of any mention of "genocide" or "settler colonialism." Now they be huntin’ for scholars who can keep it shipshape while explorin’ the issues of Palestine without raisin' the Jolly Roger of controversy.
With salaries fit fer a captain, startin’ at $82,928, the new professors be ready to embark come fall! But beware, me hearties, for the seas of academia be treacherous and full of political squalls!