York (CUNY), at their monthly public meeting, voted to remove
Kushner's name from the list of people invited to receive honorary
degrees, based on a statement by trustee Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld about
Kushner's purported statements and beliefs about Zionism and Israel.
In response, the CUNY Graduate Center Advocate began a live blog on
the "Kushner Crisis" situation, including news coverage and statements
of support from faculty and academics.Three days later, CUNY issued a
public statement that the Board is independent. On May 6, three
previous honorees stated they intended to return their degrees:
Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Cunningham and Ellen Schrecker. Wiesenfeld
has said that if Kushner would renounce his anti-Israel statements in
front of the board of trustees, he would be willing to vote for him.
On May 9, 10:46 pm, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I guess the truth is not in them.
>
> http://pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/2011/05/06/tony-kushners-newest-dra...
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