UChicago scholar wants Students for Justice in Palestine punished

Institution fears bad press if it punishes activists who break rules: scholar The University of Chicago should punish Students for Justice in Palestine for disrupting campus events and effectively shutting down free speech, according to a longtime professor. Jerry Coyne, professor emeritus of ecology and evolution, said he believes his school has betrayed its well-known commitment to free speech principles over the past six months by letting pro-Palestinian activists disrupt campus life and the rights of others. In a recent phone interview with The College Fix, Coyne said the university...