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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 12h

Autumn 🍂 🍃🍁

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 12h

How deep do UofT's partnerships with Israeli institutions run?

Quick answer: Very, very deep.
sparrows4palestine.substack.com/p/how-deep-d...

How embedded within UofT have partnerships with Israeli institutions become?

Quick answer: Very, very much.

sparrows4palestine.substack.com

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder “The COCR’s initial conclusion of bias was overturned by a ruling by a Faculty Senate Committee, Cheyfitz said. Despite the committee's ruling, 👉🏾Provost Kavita Bala moved to reopen the case and place it before a new hearing panel and ultimately President Michael Kotlikoff.”

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

Cheyfitz Retires Amid Discrimination Investigation Over Confrontation With Israeli Student in Gaza Class
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...

Cheyfitz Retires Amid Discrimination Investigation Over Confrontation With Israeli Student in Gaza Class

Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, literatures in English, who in his course on “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance," reportedly asked an Israeli student to unenroll, is now set to retire.

www.cornellsun.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

Cheyfitz Retires Amid Discrimination Investigation Over Confrontation With Israeli Student in Gaza Class
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...

Cheyfitz Retires Amid Discrimination Investigation Over Confrontation With Israeli Student in Gaza Class

Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, literatures in English, who in his course on “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance," reportedly asked an Israeli student to unenroll, is now set to retire.

www.cornellsun.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 1d

In Ghana, an Israeli attempt to whitewash Gaza genocide faces pushback

citinewsroom.com/2025/10/in-g...

In Ghana, an Israeli attempt to whitewash Gaza genocide faces pushback

An Israeli film festival accused of being ‘propaganda’ was marred by protest, prompting one sponsor to pull out. The heavy

citinewsroom.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 2d

In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and other academic workers.
www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

Advisory to Academic Workers

In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...

www.aaup.org

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 3d

flower report 🌻

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 4d

Virtual event with Prof. @stevesalaita.bsky.social

“Exterminating the Idea of Freedom: The Underlying Logic of Scholasticide”

More here cacs-acec.org/upcoming-con...

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 4d

CBS Has Been in Conservative Sights for Decades by @ajbauer.bsky.social

time.com/7318570/cbs-...

CBS Has Been in Conservative Sights for Decades

It was once deemed the "Communist Broadcasting System" by conservative activists.

time.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 4d

Such a relief!

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Cupid's Molotov @cupidsmolotov.bsky.social · 4d

He's in the air now btw. Check his bsky account

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🌞T h e r è s e @theresheis.bsky.social · 4d

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 4d

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

🙏🏿💛💙

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 5d

Praise for PhD alum @wunpini.bsky.social's forthcoming book!

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

Professor Amin Alhassan walked so that we could fly.

This endorsement from the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation means the world to me.

To have someone who inspires me so much say these beautiful words about my book...
I have no words. 🥹

N'paɣiya pam 🙏🏿🩵💛

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

You can pre-order the book at @rutgersupress.bsky.social here
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/media-cultur...

Media, Culture, and Decolonization - Rutgers University Press

Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana invites us to look at media and culture from a decolonial perspective. Thro...

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org

Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

Professor Amin Alhassan walked so that we could fly.

This endorsement from the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation means the world to me.

To have someone who inspires me so much say these beautiful words about my book...
I have no words. 🥹

N'paɣiya pam 🙏🏿🩵💛

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 5d

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 6d

'Fear and hopelessness': study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 7d

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · 7d

Just finished 📚 🔥

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, PhD @wunpini.bsky.social · May 9

In exactly 7 months, my first monograph will be published. ✨️📚 😊

On the other side of the vehicle is Zogbeli, the neighborhood I was born and raised in.

Thanks to @RutgersUPress for helping me bring Dagbaŋ and Ghana media histories to the world.

Ti diya! 💃🏿

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9d

Abolish ICE.

Pass it on.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 9d

Italian journalist abducted from the flotilla describes how Israeli prison guards unleashed dogs into cells, poured bleach on mattresses, and overcrowded cells
such that it was impossible to lie down.

x.com/paolomossett...

That night the guards were even more violent. The consul had just left, having gathered more deportation signatures, when special forces burst in. They stormed the cells, pointed rifles at us with laser sights, and called roll. In some cells, they unleashed dogs. In one, they found the word “Palestine” spelled out using scraps of pepper and water. To erase it, they poured bleach on the floor — prisoners slept on mattresses soaked with it.

That night, as punishment, they overcrowded the cells: from ten people to fifteen, leaving no space to lie down. We turned the mattresses sideways so we could all rest our heads. In my cell were Maso Notarianni and a Lombardy Democratic Party councilor, Paolo Romano.

I had the feeling I was in a truly barbaric place, and hoped this barbarity would soon end.

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