Hartry Field is a philosophy professor at NYU who has repeatedly aligned himself with radical activists promoting extremist movements, defended faculty members known for their violent rhetoric, and endorsed campaigns that harass and isolate Jewish students on campus. He has signed petitions that spread outright falsehoods, demonize entire communities, and lend legitimacy to groups that have been linked to campus hostility and antisemitism.

His record includes supporting disruptive campus agitators, attacking universities that attempt to curb incitement, and standing behind disgraced professor Steven Salaita, who was denied a faculty position after his shocking public calls for violence.

Harty Field’s Extremist Advocacy

Backing Extremist Campus Activists

• Field signed a petition demanding NYU cut financial ties with companies associated with the Jewish state, using inflammatory rhetoric about an “open-air prison” and falsely accusing the country of “military assaults.”
• In 2009, he co-signed a letter calling for divestment from firms doing business with the Jewish state, claiming companies were “profiting from an illegal occupation”—a talking point frequently weaponized by extremist movements to justify campaigns of harassment.
• He endorsed the violent, hate-driven tactics of NYU’s most radical student groups by attacking Fordham University’s decision to block an extremist student club known for promoting campus disruption.
• His support helped lend credibility to a years-long legal battle forcing Fordham to accept the organization, despite the university citing safety concerns over the group’s history of hostility and division.

Defending Disgraced Extremist Steven Salaita

• Signed a petition defending Steven Salaita, a former professor infamous for celebrating violence against Jewish civilians.
• Salaita lost his job at the University of Illinois after tweeting, “I wish all the f*ing West Bank settlers would go missing”**—just days after Hamas kidnapped and murdered three Israeli teenagers.
• Even after Salaita refused to apologize, glorified his comments, and ultimately left academia in disgrace, Field continued defending him, signing an open letter attacking the university for rejecting a professor who openly wished death upon civilians.
• Salaita later took to social media to declare: “I will die unapologetic” for his past statements.

A Supporter of Terror

Hartry Field is not an impartial academic—he is a committed ideological activist who has used his platform to promote hostility, support those who justify violence, and pressure institutions into legitimizing extremist groups. By advocating for faculty members who call for bloodshed and demanding universities embrace radical organizations known for campus disruption, Field has contributed to a toxic environment at NYU.

His ongoing support for campaigns that promote harassment, intimidation, and division should concern students, faculty, and university administrators alike. NYU must be held accountable for providing a platform to an individual who stands behind hate-driven figures and movements.