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Vanderbilt Investigates Lecturer Over Alleged Antisemitic Content

2/22/2026

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Vanderbilt University launched an inquiry into mathematics lecturer Tekin Karadag after allegations he shared offensive classroom content.
StopAntisemitism accused Karadag of promoting anti-Israel and antisemitic bias, citing a controversial calculus slide as evidence.
Rabbi Elchanan Poupko criticized the slide, saying it misrepresented Israel's founding.
Vanderbilt confirmed it removed the content and initiated the inquiry under university policy, while Tekin Karadag, a senior lecturer, studied in Ankara, Turkey before attending Texas A&M University.

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Vanderbilt University launched an inquiry into mathematics lecturer Tekin Karadag after allegations he shared offensive classroom content.
StopAntisemitism accused Karadag of promoting anti-Israel and antisemitic bias, citing a controversial calculus slide as evidence.
Rabbi Elchanan Poupko criticized the slide, saying it misrepresented Israel's founding.
Vanderbilt confirmed it removed the content and initiated the inquiry under university policy, while Tekin Karadag, a senior lecturer, studied in Ankara, Turkey before attending Texas A&M University.