Tufts Prof Thomas Abowd Threatens to Call Police on Media

Tufts University professor Thomas Abowd’s anti-Israel course “Colonizing Palestine” is getting media attention, and he’s not happy about it. In fact, when the College Fix emailed Abowd for comment, he threatened to call the police if contacted again. One would think he’d welcome the opportunity to discuss the alleged merits of his course, but like many academics, Abowd thinks himself above accountability. No doubt, he’ll be calling the police a lot in the coming weeks.

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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