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Kristofer Petersen-Overton, a doctoral student at the City University of New York Graduate Center, was hired by Brooklyn College's Department of Political Science to teach a spring 2011 course on Middle Eastern politics. Shortly following receipt of a letter from New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind challenging the hire and the academic merit of the course, Brooklyn College abruptly terminated the hire, claiming merely that Petersen-Overton was too early in his program of study to be allowed to teach the course. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø wrote a letter to Brooklyn College President Karen L. Gould in January 2011 asking the school to clarify its actions. Facing criticism from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø and others, the school quickly reviewed its actions and reinstated Petersen-Overton, protecting academic freedom on its campus.