Saying Goodbye to a University Life that Turned its Back on Diversity and on the Gaza Genocide

Saying Goodbye to a University Life that Turned its Back on Diversity and on the Gaza Genocide

May 1, 2025. I’m reaching out today to share a public message. Around the world, today is Labor Day, and it’s a good day to let you know that I will be leaving the University of Michigan and in fact exiting the US university system after 25 years. I will be living in beloved Austin TX in the years ahead and working as an independent scholar, AKA, my Plan B. I’m done with the legacy system, and excited about this new era of greater freedom in my …

University of Michigan Call to Action and Commitment to Coalition Building

April 17 panel event at the University of Michigan. Photo by Andrew Thompson BY LEILA KAWAR At the core of the Coalition for Action in Higher Ed (CAHE) April 17 National Day of Action was the insight that addressing the ongoing crisis in higher education requires inclusive, action-based strategies. The extraordinary combination of online and on-the-ground programming that—through CAHE’s initiative—came together over eleven hours on April 17 gene…