Katherine M. Franke [1] is an American legal scholar who specializes in gender and sexuality law. She was the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia Law School.. In January 2024, after a Columbia student, who was a former member of the IDF, was involved in spraying an odorous substance at pro-Palestinian students [2] Franke stated she had concerns about Israeli students coming to Columbia ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Katherine Franke is director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law. She is also on the executive committees of Columbia’s Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, and the Center for Palestine Studies.

Jan 10, 2025 · Katherine Franke, a law professor and vocal advocate of pro-Palestinian students, had been under investigation over remarks she made about Israeli students. By Stephanie Saul Columbia University ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Katherine Franke said Friday in a letter that she’s effectively been terminated, following a university investigation into a media interview she gave in which she criticized students who formerly served in the Israel Defense Forces for allegedly harming other students at …

Jul 12, 2024 · Now, after House Republicans and her university president called her out in an antisemitism hearing, she faces potential termination. Katherine Franke, a longtime tenured law professor at Columbia University, says two colleagues filed a …

Jan 17, 2025 · Over 45 Columbia Law School professors have signed a letter calling for a Columbia University Senate inquiry into the controversial departure of their colleague Katherine Franke, marking an ...

Jun 9, 2022 · Katherine Franke, James L. Dohr Professor of Law, began practicing law in the 1980s as a civil rights litigator focusing on HIV discrimination cases in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

Katherine Franke is the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University and Founding Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law (CGSL). They are also on the Executive Committees of Columbia’s Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, and the Center for Palestine Studies.

Katherine Franke is the Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and directs the Open University Project at Columbia Law School, a venture that works to depolarize and deepen the discussion of Israel/Palestine on U.S. campuses.

Jan 22, 2025 · Law professor Katherine Franke drew colleagues’ complaints, and a university investigation, when she spoke out about Gaza protests on the Ivy League campus. Updated January 22, 2025.