January 1, Rutgers Professor Flees To Europe Amid Antifa Uproar

Wyatt’s Take

• A Rutgers professor known for his ties to Antifa is moving classes online and heading for Europe after backlash.
• Students, led by Turning Point USA, petitioned to remove him over safety and ideological concerns.
• Conservatives say taxpayer funds shouldn’t support professors who back political violence.

A Rutgers professor known by some students as “Dr. Antifa” is relocating his courses online and taking his family to Europe. The professor, Mark Bray, made the announcement after a student petition and a wave of threats following media attention.

“This weekend, shortly after some negative media and social media attention (some of which, ironically enough, accused me of being a ‘terrorist’), I received another death threat and a separate threat that included my home address,” Bray wrote to students. “The University and the authorities have been notified.”

Bray is the author of books supporting Antifa and anarchist ideas. He said he doesn’t feel safe at home and plans to stay in Europe for at least a year.

The campus Turning Point USA chapter started a petition to remove Bray, pointing to his support for Antifa and comments about “militant anti-fascism.” Their petition said, “With the current trend of left-wing terrorism, having a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus is a threat to conservative students on campus.”

Bray’s book states that at least 50 percent of its profits go to international Antifa networks.

Ava Kwan, a Turning Point USA organizer, called on Rutgers to cut ties with Bray and said, “This call to violent leftist action does not justify anyone doxxing Bray or the like. We do things by the book.” She argued that taxpayer money should not support faculty who relocate overseas and back extremist politics.

Megyn Doyle, Turning Point’s treasurer at Rutgers, stressed, “Freedom of speech is a core value in the United States, and in mine. However, free speech does not protect individuals from the consequences of advocating for political violence, doxxing, or labeling others as fascists without due cause, as outlined in Mark Bray’s Antifa Handbook.”

Doyle continued, “While the tactics discussed in his work are commonly associated with Antifa, I want to be clear: I do not support or condone death threats, harassment, or doxxing—against anyone, including Mark Bray.” She also insisted that the petition to have Bray let go has not changed, even with his departure.

Rutgers University responded that they are looking into the petition and the situation.

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Wyatt Matters

This story hits close to home for folks who care about strong values and fairness in higher education. When university jobs go to activists who support violence, working people have every right to ask where their tax money is going and speak up for real debate in our classrooms.