Why I Quit My Dream Job at MIT
Anti-Israel protesters at MIT in October 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
I refuse to teach students who lack basic critical thinking skills—or who condemn my Jewish identity.
For most academics, getting a job at MIT is a dream. Until October 7, it was for me. But in December, I resigned from my post because I could no longer deal with the pervasive antisemitism on MIT’s campus.
How I got there is a story that is unique to me, but it’s also a story about what’s happening across American academia today.
I was born in Mexico to…
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