Rutgers' controversial 'Dr Antifa' scheduled to teach communism seminar in spring

A arguable Rutgers prof nicknamed "Dr. Antifa," who made headlines for fleeing the United States earlier this year, volition thatch a past seminar connected communism adjacent spring, according to the past department's societal media.

"Junior oregon Senior? Take the History Seminar 506:401," says a graphic posted connected the Rutgers University past department's Instagram page. One seminar, simply called Communism, volition beryllium taught by Mark Bray.

Bray was astatine the halfway of contention successful October, erstwhile the Rutgers Turning Point USA section started a petition to oust him from his position. The prof is besides the writer of "Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook," which calls for "militant anti-fascism."

Mark Bray, a Rutgers adjunct prof of history, waits successful a edifice country successful Newark, N.J., earlier a planned formation to Spain connected Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

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Bray wrote successful the publication that "at the precise slightest 50 percent of writer proceeds volition spell to the International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund which is administered by much than 3 100 antifa from eighteen countries," sparking accusations that helium helped money Antifa, which is present designated by the United States authorities arsenic a home panic organization.

As the petition grew and his ties to Antifa were reported connected a ample scale, Bray said helium was doxxed and fled with his woman to Spain. "Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook," presents doxxing arsenic an acceptable method to combat fascism.

History seminars astatine Rutgers boast tiny people sizes — a maximum of 15 students — and necessitate a important probe insubstantial successful bid to get 3 people credits.

Mark Bray, a Rutgers adjunct prof of history, and his wife, Yesenia Barragan, a Rutgers subordinate prof of history, hold successful their edifice country successful Newark, N.J., earlier a planned formation to Spain connected Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

"Each semester the History section offers dozens of antithetic seminars covering a wide array of chronological periods and geographical areas," the Rutgers past department's webpage says. "Some seminars absorption connected a peculiar war, taste movement, oregon societal group, portion others absorption connected an full century, nation, oregon wide transnational themes specified arsenic biography oregon planetary health. Faculty prime their seminar topics based connected their expertise arsenic probe historians."

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Bray is besides scheduled to thatch a March 6, 2025, seminar connected "Fascism and Nazism," according to different webpage.

"This Seminar volition research the history, politics, and ideology of fascism and Nazism," the statement says. "We volition analyse the improvement of the regimes of Mussolini and Hitler, the ideas that propelled their populist authoritarianism, and the lamentably lasting interaction of their destructive examples connected achromatic supremacist movements for generations to come."

A database of demands for Rutgers administrators hung from a airy rod by anti-Israel protesters successful September 2024. (Christopher L. D’Alessandro)

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As of October, Bray was teaching online from overseas.

Neither Rutgers nor Bray responded to a petition for comment.