college

Silver lining in US college presidents’ testimony - analysis

The comments do not go unchallenged and the challenge is fierce.

11/12/2023

Have American universities become a hotbed of antisemitism?

While the federal government takes threats of antisemitism seriously, Jay Ruderman can’t say the same for leadership at many of America’s most elite schools.

By DAVID BRUMMER
07/12/2023

Palestinian-American student shot in Vermont is paralyzed

Awartani, who is Palestinian-Irish-American, according to the fundraiser, hopes to start his next semester of college on time despite his paralysis, the family's note said.

By REUTERS
03/12/2023

Universities take action against pro-Israel faculty for inflammatory speech about Israel-Hamas war

A series of Jewish professors across the country have faced lawsuits, termination and suspension after making pro-Israel remarks that administrators say crossed the line into threatening speech.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
02/12/2023

US Jews should stop donating to US universities, they're bad investments - opinion

American Jews must rethink what their legacy really is, and it should be in Jewish life and Israel, not funding US universities where their family won't be welcome or safe.

By ARNIE DRAIMAN , JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
25/11/2023

NYU Alumni Club of Israel suspends cooperation over student safety concerns

The decision comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Jewish students accusing the school of creating a hostile environment and not taking antisemitism accusations seriouisly.

Tech students design equipment for IDF, emergency services

All of the items are developed in accordance with official operational requirements from the IDF.

Poster-tearing reminiscent of time when universities shook hands with Nazis - opinion

The fact that German universities had purged their Jewish faculty members and hosted book-burnings did not deter friendly overtures from schools such as Harvard, Columbia, and MIT.

Students for Justice in Palestine suspended at GW University – adding to a growing trend

The GW chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has become the third to be suspended in US universities amid a rise in antisemitic incidents.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
16/11/2023

MIT suspends students who occupied building for pro-Palestinian ‘die-in’

The protest was loud, disruptive, and in defiance of university guidelines, wrote MIT President Sally Kornbluth.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
14/11/2023
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