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University statement on academic boycotts

On December 22, 2013, the University of Chicago released the following statement on the subject of academic boycotts:

"The University of Chicago has from its founding held as its highest value the free and open pursuit of inquiry. Faculty and students must be free to pursue their research and education around the world and to form collaborations both inside and outside of the academy, encouraging engagement with the widest spectrum of views. For this reason, we oppose boycotts of academic institutions or scholars in any region of the world, and oppose recent actions by academic societies to boycott Israeli institutions."

David D. Awschalom

Title: Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering; Vice Dean for Research and Infrastructure

Expertise: Nanoelectronics, Quantum technology

Departmental website: https://pme.uchicago.edu/faculty/david-awschalom

Matthew Tirrell

Title: Dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Expertise: Molecular engineering, Polymers

Departmental website: https://pme.uchicago.edu/faculty/matthew-tirrell

Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

Title: Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and the Program in Gender Studies; Director, The Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge

Expertise: Ancient Rome

Departmental website: http://classics.uchicago.edu/faculty/bartsch

Lab website: https://sifk.uchicago.edu/

Waldo Johnson Jr.

Title: Vice Provost; Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture

Expertise: Parenting, Urban studies

Departmental website: https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/crownscholars/w-johnson