Slate - Today’s Campus Protest Crackdowns Are All Too Familiar to Me
David Faris
Right-wing groups like Campus Watch existed before the days of social media, compiling lists of professors and scouring their work to expose any controversial statements they might have made. The goal here was to drum them out of their positions, either by getting fired or denied tenure (which usually means you must leave that school sooner rather than later). As some high-profile professors were, in essence, "canceled" by their host institutions, this had a chilling effect on academic freedom. These days, the pro-Israel right-wing has been using similar tactics not only on professors but also on protesting students, since they now have extensive digital presence. Protestors are having job offers rescinded and may be "blacklisted" by the likes of Bill Ackman.
