“I was chased out of MIT — and it was all because I’m Jewish”
That is the title of an article written by one Will Sussman. And it is not meant to be ironic or illustrative. According to Mr. Sussman it really happened to him.
Want to read Mr. Sussman’s experiences and judge for yourself? Here is the link.
Here is how it begins…
Before Oct. 7, 2023, I was the literal poster boy for a PhD student at MIT. I was featured in a July 2023 profile in MIT News, which relayed my background and aspirations.
“Although he has just two years of graduate school under his belt,” it said, “Sussman is considering a career in academia.”
That career is no longer available to me. In January, I left MIT because of the antisemitism I experienced on campus. Now I’m suing the university.
…and here is how it ends:
It was the privilege of a lifetime to study computer science at MIT. But when it became clear that the university would not protect me from the ongoing harassment and threats, I had no choice but to leave my PhD program and abandon my dream.
Interested in reading the rest and seeing what Mr. Sussman experienced/how MIT failed him?
You’ve got the link (here it is again). I urge you to read every word.
Then remember that this same ugliness could have occurred in a great many other colleges and universities – particularly what used to be thought of as highest-level schools (e.g Ivy League and similar).
And then wonder along with me what has happened to what used to be highest-level academia.
“Never again”? Yeah, right. Tell me another one.
