Academic politics
General • February 2009 • Views: 332
Professor Joel Kovel—an outspoken critic of Israel and author of the book Overcoming Zionism—has been dismissed from his position as the Alger Hiss Chair in Social Studies at Bard College in New York state.
Kovel had taught at Bard since 1988. He did not hold tenure, but the Bard administration sent him a letter two weeks ago informing him that they would not renew his contract.