IN EXCHANGE FOR PROFESSOR SALAITA’S AGREEMENT TO RELEASE HIS CLAIMS, THE UNIVERSITY HAS AGREED TO PAY $875,000. “This settlement is a vindication for me, but more importantly, it is a victory for academic freedom and the First Amendment,” said Professor Steven Salaita. “The petitions, demonstrations, and investigations, as well as the legal case, have reinvigorated American higher education as a place of critical thinking and rigorous debate, and I am deeply grateful to all who have spoken out. ... 'Make no mistake: the size of this settlement is an implicit admission of the strength of Professor Salaita’s constitutional and contractual claims,” said Anand Swaminathan of Loevy & Loevy. “He has scored a major victory for those who care about free speech and academic freedom. In the future, university administrators will have to think twice before they choose the interests of wealthy donors and alumni over upholding their constitutional obligations. This legal victory could not have been possible without the support of a large and committed movement of activists and academics.'” https://ccrjustice.org/home/press-center/press-releases/settlement-reached-case-professor-fired-uncivil-tweets