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December 11, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 48) • Page Image 2

…, Muslim American, Latina, I had access to Latino studies classes that were meaningful to me, but in order to learn about Arabs or Muslims, a student — which is common at many universities — would take…

… help students thrive in the very difficult world that we’re living in, and also an academic home for Arab and Muslim students on campus, and it’s also been very rewarding to work with them on…

… am also proud to leave with the Arab and Muslim American studies program in such a strong position and to have contributed something to this campus that some students find meaningful and who will…

…by Islamophobia and Islamophobic incidents on campus. Alsultany is also known for her book “Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11,” published in 2012, and for…

… her work co-editing “Arab and Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, and Belonging” and “Between the Middle East and the Americas: The Cultural Politics of Diaspora.” At an event celebrating…

… the scholarship of Alsultany last Thursday, several students, colleagues and faculty members spoke about their experiences working with Alsultany. Aside from her academic accolades, the…

… panelists spoke of Alsultany’s work to expand and improve campus prayer rooms, her role in arranging a closed town hall meeting for Middle Eastern, North African and Muslim students following the murder…

… of three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in February 2015, her advocacy for the ME/NA box to be included on all University forms that require demographic…

… community and nationally, and most importantly, to our students individually and collectively,” Horton said. Law student Areeba Jibril said through Alsultany’s course, “From Harems to Terrorists,” she…

… imagined it would be this way, and what has been the most rewarding? The seed was planted when I was an undergraduate student here in the early 1990s and it was planted through the classes that I took…

December 03, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 42) • Page Image 1

… one of the only Arab women in the Ross School of Business.” In honor of World AIDS Day, the National Council for Negro Women, the Black Student Union and Creatives of Color presented the HIV…

…, Michigan Monday, December 3, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM First Arab sorority EAS forms ‘U’ chapter Students, community remember victims of California shooting HANNAH…

…Around 8:12 p.m. Friday, the Epsilon Alpha Sigma Sorority, is the University of Michigan’s first Arab sorority, dubbed the Empowered Arab Sisterhood, revealed its first class of new…

… recruits. The seven girls recruited, the “Al-Afdal line,” marched into Auditorium D in Angell Hall, yelling “We’re the girls of Arab countries!” in Arabic. As the girls were revealed, a founding…

… member of the sorority’s chapter at the University removed a pink bandana from each girl’s eyes and wrapped a flag from their country of origin around her shoulders. Arab music blared as…

… Monologues Sunday night to teach students and faculty about the disease that affects millions of people around the world. The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the University of Michigan…

… night continued with various performances from students and faculty. Michigan state Senate Republicans voted to scale back minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, S.B. 1171 and 1175 last…

… SIEGEL/Daily Students gather on the Diag for a vigil to remember the victims of the Borderline shooting Saturday afternoon. CAMPUS LIFE Epsilon Alpha Sigma, reveals new class of recruits Friday…

… Borderline” and “Never Again”, approximately 20 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members congregated on the Diag for a vigil Saturday afternoon in honor of those lost to gun…

… National Council for Negro Women, the Black Student Union and Creatives of Color Sunday night. HIV Monologues aims to educate, erase stigmas surrounding diagnosis University Black Student Union and…

December 11, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

… opportunity at the University of Southern California in just a few days. Alsultany has played a prominent role on campus since her days as a student in the 1990s. Alsultany attended the University…

… as an undergrad, attended Stanford University as a graduate student and returned to the University of Michigan as a faculty member in 2005. Now an Arthur F. Thurnau professor and an…

… associate professor in the Department of American Culture, Alsultany’s most significant role has been as co-founder and outgoing director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program…

…. Alsultany has taught courses in the department including “From Harems to Terrorists: Representing the Middle East in Hollywood Cinema,” “Introduction to Arab American Studies,” “Islamophobia” and…

… “Why Do They Hate US?: Perspectives on 9/11”. Throughout her tenure, Alsultany has been a leader in establishing AMAS — one of only three programs in the country to focus on Arab- American…

… identity — and collaborating with others to create the Islamophobia Working Group — a group of students, faculty and staff dedicated to advising the University administration on how to make campus…

…’ second highest in hate crimes of universities surveyed CHRISTINE MONTALBANO/Daily Longtime Arab and Muslim mentor leaving the ‘U’ for new position at USC ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor-in-Chief FBI, UMPD…

… Overton, the upsurge in reported hate crimes could also indicate that more students are familiar with and willing to report hate crimes. “As with most other jurisdictions, especially college…

… community,” Overton said. “I cannot speak on comparison to other schools.” ZAYNA SYED Daily Staff Reporter The University of Michigan released revisions to its policies on student sexual…

December 11, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 48) • Page Image 3

…?” So a lot of the work I’ve done on campus has been through students asking me to accompany them to meetings that they are having. I see myself as an advocate for Arab, Muslim students, ME…

… in some way, because students pointed out that it is orientalist and militaristic and Arabic language is not taught in the same way as other languages. … Students have been working on this…

… is extraordinary.” Office for Institutional Equity investigator, a case manager from the Office for Student Conflict Resolution will be present when meeting with either one of the students

… itself. The changes will be put into place beginning Jan. 9. In order to comply with the Sixth Circuit’s decision, the new policy also includes an option for students to question both each other…

… to convince the accuser to back down and drop the charges, because after that happens, a lot of people are already in an emotionally distressed state.” Students will additionally no longer be…

… difficult job, but did it well. He did, however, also say he was worried about how the new Sixth Circuit driven changes to the misconduct policy would impact students going forward. “I think the…

… of this legal limitation to support students that come forward with claims of misconduct to hopefully make sure they still feel comfortable.” In conjunction with changes to the sexual…

… misconduct policy, the University has also updated its policy on faculty and student relationships. advocating for a multicultural lounge. Can you come with us to a meeting with V.P. Harper?” And I say…

…, sure I’ll come to the meeting. Or, students came to me and said, “We’re receiving hate mail because of this American Sniper controversy. We’re having a meeting with President Schlissel — will…

…/NA-identified students, who are often not part of diversity, equity and inclusion conversations. So my motivation has been to help create an environment at the University for marginalized students to thrive and…

December 07, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 46) • Page Image 3

… only when non-Arabs are involved.” Graduate student instructor Elizabeth Walz spoke against all study-abroad programs located in Israel, claiming they contribute to the violation of Palestinian…

… move forward with creating your carbon neutrality taskforce, I strongly encourage you to engage students, especially undergraduate students, in this endeavor,” Stults said. “I also encourage…

… you to think about engaging youth, these are the next generation of leaders.” Moving on to conversations around the University’s relationship with the state of Israel, Rackham student

… letter of recommendation for a student wishing to study abroad in Israel. The University’s decision to admonish Cheney-Lippold stirred discussion on campus regarding the role of faculty’s academic…

… freedoms in regards to their students. Following Cheney-Lippold’s punishment, Provost Martin Philbert appointed a faculty panel to investigate these issues, though the group has been criticized as…

… resolutions in the past. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, a group of students promoting social justice and human rights of Palestinians, brought the original resolution, which sought to divest…

… funds from companies committing human rights violations against Palestinians in Israel, to the forefront of University conversation over the past decade and a half. Last year, Central Student

… Government passed the divestment resolution for the first time ever, joining student governments on the Flint and Dearborn campuses in their support. However, a majority of the regents refused to…

… consider SAFE’s call for a committee to investigate the University’s investments, releasing an online statement on the matter weeks after the resolution. U-M Dearborn student Susan Yaseen spoke of a…

… lack of support Palestinian students felt from the University on its Dearborn campus. Yaseen also expressed disappointment in the University’s handling of the resolution for divestment. “We…

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