![When graduating University of Chicago senior Rayna Acha heard about the lawsuit filed by a Lebanese-American attorney alleging she’d been fired from her job at a national law firm because of her pro-Palestinian views on Gaza, the firing confirmed one of her worst fears. “The reality is we might not get jobs because of (our activism),” said Rayna Acha, an undergraduate anthropology major at the University of Chicago and an organizer with Students for Justice in Palestine. Acha has more than one reason to worry. She is one of four U. of C. students whose degrees were withheld because of […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CTC-L-palestnian-support-lawsuit04_193938906.jpg?w=132 "When graduating University of Chicago senior Rayna Acha heard about the lawsuit filed by a Lebanese-American attorney alleging she’d been fired from her job at a national law firm because of her pro-Palestinian views on Gaza, the firing confirmed one of her worst fears. “The reality is we might not get jobs because of (our activism),” said Rayna Acha, an undergraduate anthropology major at the University of Chicago and an organizer with Students for Justice in Palestine. Acha has more than one reason to worry. She is one of four U. of C. students whose degrees were withheld because of […]")
College graduates are concerned pro-Palestinian activism could deter future employers
When graduating University of Chicago senior Rayna Acha heard about the lawsuit filed by a Lebanese-American attorney alleging she’d been fired from her job at a national law firm because...
