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People show support for professor Steven Salaita at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Quad on Sept. 9, 2014. The university rescinded a job offer to Salaita after he posted controversial tweets regarding Israeli attacks in Gaza.
Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune
People show support for professor Steven Salaita at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Quad on Sept. 9, 2014. The university rescinded a job offer to Salaita after he posted controversial tweets regarding Israeli attacks in Gaza.
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Controversial professor Steven Salaita speaks to supporters on the campus of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Salaita’s teaching job was revoked just before he was to start after he sent controversial tweets critical of Israel.