Anita Hill Cancels U of I Appearance Over Salaita Lawsuit
Anita Hill, subject of the documentary film "ANITA," is interviewed at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Anita Hill has canceled a planned visit to the University of Illinois over a lawsuit against the school from professor Steven Salaita, whose job offer at Urbana was rescinded.
In a column on The Huffington Post, Hill said the lawsuit from Steven Salaita "erodes the possibility of the open conversation I had hoped to have.'' The school took back his job offer after he posted anti-Israel tweets.
The News-Gazette reports Hill, who testified against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991, was set to give the keynote address at The Faculty Women of Color in the Academy conference next month at the Urbana campus. She was also scheduled to give a lecture.
Civil rights activist and academic Cornel West also canceled an appearance at the school, saying earlier this month its decision to take back Salaita's job offer is "a moral scandal.''
A message seeking comment was left with a University of Illinois spokeswoman.
Links
- U of I Asks Court To Dismiss Salaita Lawsuit
- Judge Denies UI Request To Dismiss Salaita FOIA Lawsuit
- Prof. Salaita Sues U of I Leaders, Board Of Trustees
- U of I Trustees: Salaita Case Will Not Be Reconsidered
- UI Faculty Association President Calls Salaita Report “A Game Changer.”
- Israeli Diplomat Discusses Mideast Politics, Salaita Controversy
- Leading U of I Faculty Want Killeen To Address Salaita ‘Damage’
- Salaita Sues U of I Over Emails, Expects More Legal Action
- Prof. Salaita Pleads His Case In Chicago
- Report: Prof. Salaita Cancels UIC Address
- Academic Freedom Expert Doubts Salaita’s Tenure Status
- Salaita Supporters Say Would-Be Professor’s Case Is Far From Over
- Columbia Law Prof Argues For A Salaita Lawsuit, Trustee Kennedy Defends Vote
- Chancellor Regrets Uproar Over Prof. Salaita
- Trustees Reject Salaita Hire On 8-1 Vote
- Does Prof. Salaita Have A Compelling Argument For Reinstatement?
- Prof. Salaita Speaks Publicly For First Time About Losing U of I Position
- Faculty Petition Supports Chancellor In Salaita Case
- UI Philosophy Faculty Defend Salaita with No-Confidence Vote
- U of I Administrator, Trustees Defend Withdrawal of Salaita Appointment