CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment, bringing a peaceful end to the kinds of demonstrations that were broken up by police on other campuses. The student protest group […]
THE HAGUE — The University of Amsterdam canceled classes Tuesday and shut buildings for two days after the latest pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive. Protests continued to simmer at several European universities where students faced off with academic authorities on whether relations with Israel should be broken off or drastically reduced, […]
The Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has cut $2.3 million in funding from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program and redirected the money to campus security and police. “It’s important to consider the needs of all 30,000 students, not just the 100 or so […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina’s public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system’s flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year’s budget. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a change that would divert $2.3 million of diversity […]
Nancy Pelosi might have won the battle, but the war is a different story. On a trip to England in April, the former House speaker kept up her crusade against former President Donald Trump’s brand of politics by arguing at an Oxford University debate that “populism is a threat to democracy.” Her side got more […]
Jerry Seinfeld is by no means the most political or controversial actor/comedian out there, but when he took the stage at Duke University’s commencement ceremony, it ultimately caused a chorus of “boos” and pro-Palestinian chants, as well as a walkout by students. student walkout at Duke university commencement as […]
Northwestern University’s decision to cut a deal with anti-Israel student protesters may have created more problems than it solved. The House Education and the Workforce Committee added Northwestern to its list of universities under investigation for campus antisemitism, accusing the leadership of caving in to campus protesters with its “shameful agreement” agreeing to fund Palestinian […]
Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans rescinded an invitation to United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to speak at the university’s commencement. It was the second school to do so. The University of Vermont also canceled Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement address. The reason is the protests on campus. Both schools pointed to pressure from students and the community […]
After anti-Israel mobs rioted at Columbia University, broke into an academic building, and menaced Jewish students, it’s not surprising that the Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation of the university. Clearly, the rights of many Jewish and pro-Israel students were trampled, and so it’s reassuring to see the education bureaucrats acting […]
D.C. police cracked down early Wednesday on the anti-Israel protest encampment at George Washington University about 12 hours before D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police leaders were set to testify before Congress about their handling of the demonstrations. Police Chief Pamela Smith said 33 protesters were arrested in the operation that began around 3 […]
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