I'm going to make this a compilation of cancellation letters for talks at UIUC in the Salaita case. Please send notices to me at [email protected] or comment here with links and I'll do updates.
1. Bruce Robbins, Old Dominion Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University, cancelled a showing of his film scheduled for October.
2. David Blacker, Professor of Philosophy of Education and Legal Studies, University of Delaware, cancelled a talk scheduled for September 29, kicking off the 2014-15 CAS / MillerComm annual series.
3. Allen Isaacman, Regents Professor of History, University of Minnesota, cancelled a talk scheduled for October 30, also as part of the 2014-15 CAS / MillerComm annual series.
4. Kyla Wazana Tompkins, Associate Professor of English and of Gender and Women's Studies, Pomona College, cancelled a talk scheduled for September 18
5. Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, cancelled a talk scheduled for December in the Department of Philosophy.
6. Jonathan Judaken, Spence L. Wilson Chair in Humanities, Rhodes College, cancelled a talk scheduled for October 10-11 at the Existentialism and Postcolonialism colloquium.
7. Julie Livingston, Professor of History, Rutgers University, cancelled a talk scheduled for September 17 for University of Illinois - Chicago (UIC), naming the Salaita boycott as the reason.
8. Katherine Franke, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, cancelled a talk scheduled for late September, but will instead participate in an off-campus discussion of the Salaita case. (H/T Brian Leiter for the info.)
9. A PDF poster is here with many more cancellations, including this series of special note to philosophers:
Department of Philosophy Fall Colloquia Series: Jeff McMahan, Oxford; Jonathan Kvanvig, Baylor; David Ebbrey, Northwestern; Rafaella de Rosa, Rutgers - Newark; Eric Schwitzgebel, UC Riverside.
10. Jennifer Lackey, Professor of Philosophy, Northwestern cancelled a talk.
11. Darren Sherkat, Professor of Sociology, Southern Illinois University cancelled a talk.
12. Mark van Roojen, Professor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska cancelled a talk.
13. Alice Pawley, Professor of Engineering, Purdue University cancelled a talk.
14. Julie Greene, Professor of History, University of Maryland, cancelled a talk scheduled for Spring 2015.
In addition to these talks,
1. The Education Justice Project cancelled their 2014 conference, scheduled for October 9-12.
2. The Existentialism and Postcolonialism colloquium is cancelled.
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