Steven Salaita | |
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![]() Salaita in 2015 | |
Born | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | September 15, 1975
Occupation(s) | Professor; Former school-bus driver[1] |
Known for | Steven Salaita hiring controversy |
Steven Salaita (born controversy when the University of Illinois did not hire him as a professor of American Indian Studies[2][3][4] following objections to a series of tweets critical of Israel's bombardment of Gaza in 2014.[5] He also experienced similar controversy during the hiring process at the American University of Beirut in 2016.
September 15, 1975) is an American scholar, author and public speaker. He became the center of aBut that summer, after getting feedback from donors, students and parents, then-Chancellor Phyllis Wise started raising concerns about Salaita's anti-Israel Twitter posts. Salaita had been posting prolifically about the Israeli government and its military actions in Gaza. In one tweet he wrote: "Let's cut to the chase: If you're defending #Israel right now you're an awful human being."