Faculty members organize to fight 'fascist' interlopers on campuses

The Campus Anti-Fascist Network is a new coalition of faculty, staff, and students who want to push back against far-right speakers and websites that call out their peers for perceived liberal bias. Rallies for far-right speakers, misrepresentation of professors’ statements, and racist or Islamophob...

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Published in:	The Chronicle of higher education 2017-09, Vol.64 (3), p.A28
Main Author:	Gluckman, Nell
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Aims and objectives Anti-fascism Anti-fascist movements Bias College campuses College faculty College students College teachers Endorsements English Fascism Hanlon, Philip J Higher education Laurier, Wilfrid (1841-1919) Membership Racism Self-help groups Sociology Support groups Websites
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Summary:	The Campus Anti-Fascist Network is a new coalition of faculty, staff, and students who want to push back against far-right speakers and websites that call out their peers for perceived liberal bias. Rallies for far-right speakers, misrepresentation of professors’ statements, and racist or Islamophobic signs are popping up on campuses across the country. Some faculty members think that trend is more than just a conservative backlash against perceived liberal bias; it’s fascism.In an effort to push back, Bill Mullen, an English professor at Purdue University, last spring formed a coalition of scholars called the Campus Anti-Fascist Network. Since a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that started on the University of Virginia’s campus turned deadly in August, Mr. Mullen said the network had grown from 40 to 400 members. including faculty, staff, and students.
ISSN:	0009-5982 1931-1362