The detention of Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Öztürk by ICE after she co-authored a critical op-ed against the university president highlights the ongoing struggle between academic freedom and administrative censorship. The article in question, which called for the university to adopt resolutions concerning Palestine, has sparked a debate about whether campus newspapers should censor themselves in light of possible repercussions from university officials or government agencies. The op-ed advocated for action regarding the university's ties to Israeli companies and was signed by numerous students, emphasizing student-led activism.
The op-ed, co-written by three others and endorsed by 32 Tufts School of Engineering and Arts and Sciences graduate students, ran a year ago.
Titled "Try again, President Kumar: Renewing calls for Tufts to adopt March 4 TCU resolutions," the op-ed urged the university to end its complicity with Israel.
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