Prof. Salaita and His Attorneys Respond to University of Illinois Trustee Vote to Terminate His Tenured Position Over Gaza Tweets

Urbana-Champaign, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. Prof. Steven Salaita and his attorneys responded today to the announcement that the Board of Trustees voted to terminate him from a tenured position at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) over his tweets about Gaza.

“I am disappointed in the majority of the Trustees and the action they took today,” said Prof. Salaita. “Being at the school on Tuesday surrounded by so many supportive students and faculty was…