University of Arkansas System President Jay Silveria is moving forward with terminating Shirin Saeidi, former director of UA Fayetteville’s Middle East studies center, ignoring the unanimous recommendation of a faculty committee that voted to keep Saeidi. Saeidi was dismissed in December, with the university citing several of her social media posts, as well as posts she reposted, critical of Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Palestinian land and people. The university also alleged that she improperly used the university’s letterhead. Shortly after, Fulbright College of Art and Sciences Dean Brian Raines recommended Saeidi’s termination. She appealed the decision, and in February the...
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