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IL AAUP Letter to SAIC Talwar June 2026
The Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure expresses concern about the School of the Art Institute’s suspension and investigation of art therapy professor Savneet Talwar. In an April 17, 2026, letter, Director of Employee Relations Andrew Daley accused Talwar of “alleged conduct expressing an anti-Israeli, antisemetic [sic], and/or pro-Palestine viewpoint.
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IL AAUP Letter to SAIC Feb 03, 2025
The Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure is deeply concerned by reports that School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) lecturer, Kelly Xi has been suspended and barred from campus for exercising her academic freedom.
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IL AAUP Letter NU Thrasher Aug 2025
Re: Steven Thrasher – Academic Freedom and Due Process Rights.
From: Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the Illinois conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)