HRES 279
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Academic freedom
Boycott
College teachers
Colleges
Education
Educational associations
Europe
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Israel
Labor and Employment
Loyalty oaths
Middle East and North Africa
United Kingdom
Condemning the recent vote by the British Association of University Teachers to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University.
Introduced: May 16, 2005
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May 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
May 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 16, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Condemns the vote by the British Association of University Teachers (BAUT) on April 22, 2005, to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University. Calls on BAUT to overturn this vote at its hearing on May 26, 2005. Denounces BAUT's call for professors from these universities to take loyalty oaths disavowing the Israeli Government.
Urges governments and educators throughout the world to generate dialogue regarding their differences and not bar students and professors from engaging with and learning from each other.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
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