Dear all,

We are now 16K+ signatories. Thank you for your tremendous support of Prof. López Prater, academic freedom, and Islamic artistic heritage!

Here are several news updates:

1) The Twin Cities chapter of AAUP has issued a statement calling on Hamline administrators to acknowledge their mishandling of the case and to recommit to protecting academic freedom at the university: https://www.umn-tc-aaup.org/statement-on-hamline.html?fbclid=IwAR1sLDpbpfv9B8tum0MtqpaXPboeHuJrM3mWSvB-q3JuzgTZ2-4sqdfUMBg

2) Hamline University AAUP faculty have written a similar statement: https://hamlineoracle.com/10806/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-aaup/

3) Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) wrote an open letter to Hamline's administration, stating that: "This is your chance to step back and try to make things right with Professor Prater and to show the American public that caring about justice and inclusion does not mean silencing sincere academic discourse." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7a8b54f8fcb073d517d297/t/63c42e00f292772d00b2186b/1673801216888/Open+Letter+to+Hamline+University.pdf

4) Prof. Omid Safi gave an interview on the situation at Hamline: https://twitter.com/cgtnamerica/status/1614471512727392256

5) Please don't forget to watch Prof. Erika López Prater's first interview on Khanversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS1d0QJKI-U

I plan to resubmit our petition to Hamline's Board of Trustees in the coming days, and will be in touch with further news thereafter.

In deepening gratitude,

Prof. Christiane Gruber, Ph.D.

https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/christianegruber/