Denial of an SPJ chapter at the University of Rochester

While some university administrations give in to their Students for Justice in Palestine protesters, and others fight back, the University of Rochester in New York state simply denies that SJP exists on its campus.

I learned about this baffling approach to the SJP problem after I wrote in May about a protest at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where I teach, that was exacerbated by the SJP chapter at the nearby University of Rochester.

The next day, I received this email (quoted in its entirety) from the school: “Dear AJ, I just read your piece ‘How One University Dealt With Pro-Hamas Protesters’ and wanted to request a correction. The University of Rochester does not have an SJP chapter. ” — Sara Miller, spokesperson, university marketing and communication, University o