New York University students who the school says violated policy during recent protests over the war in Gaza are being required to complete written assignments on character, morality and ethics, according to documents reviewed by Gothamist. Unless they successfully complete the work, students were told that they could be banned from campus and have a disciplinary note on their transcripts.
Like other universities across the country, protests and encampments have roiled NYU as students and their allies demand that the university divest from companies associated with Israel, close its campus in Tel Aviv and refrain from disciplining student protesters.
“The students are being banned from justifying their actions, they’re being forced to just tell the university ‘here’s why we were wrong and you were right,’" she said. "It’s very fascist and authoritarian.' A footnote indicates that the definitions for ethics in the document come from Ethics.org, run by an association called the Ethics & Compliance Initiative, which consults corporations. One student protester said the association has on itsThe students spoke under the condition of anonymity, concerned that they could be punished further for speaking out.
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