The group apparently posted an antisemitic message on social media. Big surprise.
The Chronicle reports:
Student Affairs freezes funding, revokes recognized status for Duke’s SJP chapterDuke’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter has been suspended from organizational activity after the Office of Institutional Equity received complaints about an alleged antisemitic Instagram post, setting off a weeks-long dispute between the group and Student Affairs over the authority behind the disciplinary actions.On March 24, Ben Adams, senior associate dean of students for QuadEx, informed SJP leaders that OIE had received complaints regarding a March 13 flyer promoting a SJP general body meeting published on the group’s Instagram. According to email correspondence obtained by The Chronicle between SJP leadership and OIE, 10 students had filed complaints.The flyer featured an illustration by artist Emory Douglas originally published in the newspaper The Black Panther in 1970, depicting two pigs — one labeled “U.S. Imperialism” holding the torch of liberty and the other labeled “Zionism” holding the Star of David. In a subsequent email to SJP leadership, Adams wrote that the depiction of the pig holding the Star of David is alleged harassment under the Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct (PPDHRM).Adams, on behalf of Student Affairs, asked the group to remove the post, which it voluntarily did. Then, Student Affairs restricted SJP’s recognized group status and froze its funding.Emails from SJP leadership to OIE show that the post was referred for including “antisemitic imagery,” which may violate the PPDHRM policy. Per the procedures, if the initial assessment, which is currently being carried out, is conclusive, SJP would receive a Notice of Allegations signifying that a formal investigation has been opened.Under PPDHRM, OIE holds the jurisdiction to enact measures against student organizations. And even then, those measures are labeled as “supportive,” which cannot be imposed for punitive or disciplinary reasons and are meant to “restore or preserve a party’s access to Duke’s programs and activities,” the policy states.
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