Individuals

An increasingly hostile campus environment doesn’t just magically happen. Behind the encampment protests and the sometimes-violent university occupations are people driving the conversation. Activist Tracker maintains a growing database of individual case files documenting the faculty members, students, activists, and public figures shaping campus discourse around radical ideology, hostile activism, terror, and antisemitism.

Each entry lays out what these individuals are actually doing on campus: the petitions they sign, the demonstrations they support, the statements they make, the organizations they lead, and the social media posts they proudly put out into the world.

Vaughn Rasberry

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🗺️ California

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Vaughn Rasberry is a Stanford professor and Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education who has publicly supported the BDS movement, and shared posts accusing Israel of apartheid and genocide and denying its right to exist. His record raises questions about whether academic neutrality exists on Stanford's campus.

Sharika Thiranagama

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🗺️ California

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Sharika Thiranagama is a Stanford University anthropology professor and Director of Graduate Studies who has publicly backed pro-Palestinian activism, signed letters accusing Israel of genocide, and supported BDS-aligned efforts. As a member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine, her activism raises real questions about bias, influence, and how politics shapes leadership inside Stanford’s graduate programs.

Thomas Hansen

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🗺️ California

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Thomas Hansen is a Stanford University anthropology professor with a documented record of supporting academic boycotts of Israel, divestment efforts, and public statements condemning Israel. This profile examines Thomas Hansen’s activism, his role at Stanford, and the broader implications of his political advocacy for academic neutrality and campus climate.

Shiraz Maskatia

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🗺️ California

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Shiraz Maskatia is a Stanford University pediatric cardiologist and fellowship director who signed a petition accusing Israel of “genocide” and supporting divestment measures. This profile outlines his public advocacy, pro-Palestinian social media activity, and the broader questions raised about leadership, neutrality, and institutional responsibility within Stanford Medicine.

Morehshin Allahyari

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🗺️ California

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Morehshin Allahyari is an assistant professor of Digital Media Art at Stanford University whose public statements on Israel, Gaza, and Western governments have sparked controversy. She has accused Israel of committing “genocide,” criticized Germany and other Western nations for supporting Israel, and promoted “Free Palestine” messaging on social media. Her comments frequently reference “Zionist colonizers” and claims of censorship, placing her within broader activist narratives circulating on American campuses.

Nathalie Handal

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)

This profile examines Nathalie Handal, a former Columbia University professor and current NYU Abu Dhabi faculty member, focusing on her academic career alongside her sustained criticism of Israel in poetry, essays, and public appearances. It outlines her published works, speaking engagements, and activism-related events, while raising questions about the intersection of political advocacy and classroom influence within university settings.

Rosie Bsheer

📍 Cambridge

🗺️ Massachusetts

🏫 Harvard University (Harvard)

Rosie Bsheer is a Harvard history professor whose educational leadership, editorial work, and public stances have put her at the center of repeated controversies involving antisemitic academic programming, activist bias, and normalization of extreme narratives in Middle East studies.

Nora Akawi

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)

Nora Akawi is an architect and academic whose teaching, research, and public advocacy consistently frame Israel as a settler colonial and genocidal state, using architectural scholarship and institutional platforms to legitimize anti Israel political activism within higher education.

Ross Hamilton

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)

Ross Hamilton is a senior Barnard administrator whose public interventions and petition record show sustained alignment with anti Israel activism framed as academic freedom while opposing institutional responses to campus unrest.

David Max Moerman

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)

David Max Moerman is a senior Barnard and Columbia administrator whose long record of faculty activism consistently reframes anti Israel advocacy as academic freedom while dismissing or minimizing antisemitism concerns raised by Jewish students and external reviewers.

Blake Turner

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)

Blake Turner is a Columbia University clinician scholar whose long record of faculty activism frames pro Palestinian protest activity as protected academic expression while repeatedly rejecting concerns about antisemitism on campus.

Valentine Daniel

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)

E. Valentine Daniel is a senior academic whose record reflects long standing alignment with anti Israel divestment and boycott advocacy, using the language of academic freedom and human rights to legitimize one sided political campaigns targeting Israel.

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