Harvard University president Claudine Gay launches anti-Semitism advisory board after Hamas' terror attack on Israel sparked wave of bigotry on campus
1 year, 4 months ago

Harvard University president Claudine Gay launches anti-Semitism advisory board after Hamas' terror attack on Israel sparked wave of bigotry on campus

Daily Mail  

Harvard University President Claudine Gay has assembled a group of advisors to help address antisemitism on campus just weeks after she was condemned for going soft on students who supported Hamas' terror attack on Israel. Harvard University President Claudine Gay told Jewish students that she has established a task force to eradicate antisemitism from the Ivy League campus Harvard's Palestine Solidarity Committee triggered fury by writing - on October 7 -that Israel was 'entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.' It was published before Israel had made a single retaliatory move for the Palestinian terrorist massacre that killed 1,400 Palestinian supporters gathered at Harvard University to show their support for Gaza, and their hatred for Israel, at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14 Jewish students and alumni of the university have become frustrated by the school's failure to adequately protect those on campus being targeted by the mobs of pro-Palestinian protestors College campuses have become a focal point of hostilities as the nation grapples with the complex conflict in the Middle East Backlash to the statement, which was authored primarily by the Palestine Solidarity Committee at Harvard, was swift and included the suggestion of Hedge Fund billionaire and Harvard graduate Bill Ackman that all student-signers be named and blacklisted by major companies who wish to avoid hiring antisemites. Harvard's Arab Alumni Association then appealed to its network for donations to help students after they were subjected to 'relentless bullying and intimidation' for blaming Israel for the Hamas terror attacks.

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How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests
1 week, 2 days ago

How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests

India Today  

When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University's campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. colleges. “I’m an easy scapegoat for them to say, ‘Look at this Palestinian who never wore a mask and was active in the school protests,’” Khalil told an Associated …

Facing Trump’s threats, Columbia investigates students critical of Israel
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Facing Trump’s threats, Columbia investigates students critical of Israel

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Columbia University senior Maryam Alwan was visiting family in Jordan over winter break when she received an email from the school accusing her of discriminatory harassment. In Alwan’s case, investigators said the unsigned op-ed in the Columbia Spectator, which also urged the school to curtail academic ties to Israel, may have subjected other students to “unwelcome conduct” …

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Will find you, and will deport’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Will find you, and will deport’

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet on the order promises "immediate action" by the Justice Department to prosecute "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews" and marshal all federal resources to combat what …

Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign university students involved in pro-Palestinian protests as part of a crackdown on alleged anti-Semitism, prompting an outcry from free speech and Muslim advocacy organisations. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump said the federal government would use “all available and appropriate legal tools” to prosecute and remove perpetrators of …

Why has Harvard adopted a new definition of antisemitism?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why has Harvard adopted a new definition of antisemitism?

Firstpost  

Harvard University has embraced the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism as part of a historic settlement addressing campus discrimination. While welcomed by many, the decision has been criticised over its impact on academic freedom and free speech Harvard University has officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, marking a significant shift in its approach to …

Harvard settles lawsuits over antisemitism on campus
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harvard settles lawsuits over antisemitism on campus

Hindustan Times  

Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday that resolves two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of becoming a hotbed of rampant antisemitism. Harvard's settlement resolves a lawsuit by Students Against Antisemitism, and a lawsuit by Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and …

Harvard agrees to adopt a broad definition of antisemitism to settle two lawsuits
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harvard agrees to adopt a broad definition of antisemitism to settle two lawsuits

NPR  

Harvard agrees to adopt a broad definition of antisemitism to settle two lawsuits toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Harvard University has agreed to strengthen its policies against antisemitism on campus as part of a settlement of two federal lawsuits accusing the school of not doing enough to prevent antisemitic discrimination and harassment. Sponsor Message As part of the deal, Harvard will …

Harvard Under Fire for Antisemitism, as College Officials Face Scrutiny
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvard Under Fire for Antisemitism, as College Officials Face Scrutiny

Hindustan Times  

A 325-page report by the House Education and Workforce Committee has shed light on the responses of Harvard, Northwestern and Columbia universities to the 2022 Israel-Hamas war. The investigation found that Harvard's officials struggled to craft supportive statements amid the turmoil caused by the terrorist attack and Israel's retaliatory response in Gaza. The report also highlighted discussions among administrators at …

UCLA students and faculty raise alarm on antisemitic and anti-Palestinian hate amid ongoing protests
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UCLA students and faculty raise alarm on antisemitic and anti-Palestinian hate amid ongoing protests

LA Times  

To one group, UCLA has become a hotbed of antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias, a campus led by an administration that has not taken enough action to address pro-Palestinian demonstrations that violate university rules and veer into anti-Jewish tropes and slogans. UCLA’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias this week publicly released a 93-page report submitted to the university’s …

How pro-Hamas protests unfolded on US campuses – and why it could be a problem for Britain
5 months, 1 week ago

How pro-Hamas protests unfolded on US campuses – and why it could be a problem for Britain

The Telegraph  

“We saw during the last academic year that student activists in the UK are quick to copy some of the protests seen on American campuses,” says Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust. The then communities secretary Michael Gove said the encampments were “alive with anti-Israel rhetoric and agitation” that was “deeply, profoundly intimidatory to Jewish students …

A look at college presidents who have resigned under pressure over their handling of Gaza protests
7 months ago

A look at college presidents who have resigned under pressure over their handling of Gaza protests

Associated Press  

Protests against the war in Gaza have put intense pressure on U.S. college leaders, who are charged with bridging bitter campus divides while balancing free speech rights with concern for safety on campus. University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill of Penn was the first of three Ivy League presidents to resign following contentious appearances before Congress, ahead of Harvard’s Claudine Gay …

After protests, UC Berkeley pledges to expand antisemitism education to all new students
8 months, 3 weeks ago

After protests, UC Berkeley pledges to expand antisemitism education to all new students

LA Times  

UC Berkeley will expand antisemitism education to all incoming students beginning this fall, after pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war fueled anxieties among many Jewish campus members, Chancellor Carol Christ announced this week. The new programs will aim to counter the “deeply disturbing” rise in antisemitism at Berkeley and elsewhere since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel, Christ …

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

Associated Press  

— Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a day after the school announced that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not be able to receive diplomas alongside their classmates. Some students chanted “Let them walk, let them …

Harvard holding commencement after weekslong pro-Palestinian encampment protest
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Harvard holding commencement after weekslong pro-Palestinian encampment protest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Harvard University planned to hold …

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Protesters packed up their belongings and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Drexel University on Thursday after the school announced a decision to have police clear the encampment. University President John Fry said in a statement that he decided to have campus police and public safety officers join Philadelphia police in clearing the encampment as peacefully as possible. In …

Congress investigating UCLA over treatment of Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests
10 months ago

Congress investigating UCLA over treatment of Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times  

UCLA facility maintenance locksmith Adrian Banuelos cleans a part of campus on May 2 after two days of violent overnight protests. A congressional education committee has chastised UCLA for its response to a pro-Palestinian encampment and the violent instigators who attacked it, calling on the university to turn over documents regarding an “inadequate response to antisemitism and failure to protect …

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
10 months ago

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

Associated Press  

— 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 Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine said in …

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East war
10 months, 1 week ago

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East war

LA Times  

Rotem Spiegler, a graduate of Harvard University, stands near an encampment set up at the university to protest the war in Gaza. 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 …

US Universities look like battlezones. Here’s why
10 months, 2 weeks ago

US Universities look like battlezones. Here’s why

Times of India  

Students got mad when the first protests led to suspensions. The latest escalation began at Columbia University, where president Minouche Shafik called the police – rather than campus security – on students. | This drastic action at Columbia sparked demonstrations of solidarity across the country by student groups and some faculty members, with encampments at NYU, Yale, MIT, Brown, UT …

Anti-Israel protesters replace US flag with Palestinian flag at Harvard University
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-Israel protesters replace US flag with Palestinian flag at Harvard University

Live Mint  

Anti-Israeli protesters at Harvard University raised the Palestinian flag at the Ivy League School in a spot reserved for the American flag amid the ongoing campus demonstrations in the United States, The New York Post reported. The US has been witnessing similar scenes at various college campuses like Columbia University in the Big Apple, and other IVY League universities. Since …

Gaza protest students arrested at campuses across US as Palestine flag flies at Harvard
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gaza protest students arrested at campuses across US as Palestine flag flies at Harvard

The Telegraph  

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters at colleges across the US have been arrested amid clashes with police. Protests have erupted on US university campuses in recent weeks, with pro-Palestinian students calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to college ties with companies supplying weapons to Israel. About 275 people were arrested on Saturday on various campuses, including Indiana University …

Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure

Al Jazeera  

University oversight panel says president undermined academic freedom by allowing New York police to break up Gaza protest. Columbia University‘s embattled president came under renewed pressure as a campus oversight panel sharply rebuked her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest at its New York campus. After a two-hour meeting on Friday, the Columbia University senate approved a resolution …

US: Columbia anti-Israel protest leader banned for saying 'Zionists don't deserve to live', White House reacts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Columbia anti-Israel protest leader banned for saying 'Zionists don't deserve to live', White House reacts

India TV News  

New York: An anti-Israel protest leader has been banned from Columbia University for saying that "Zionists don't deserve to live" and should be killed, amid a wave of pro-Palestinian protests across US universities, according to multiple media reports. James apologises for his anti-Zionist remarks However, the 20-year James has extended an apology for his remarks made months ago, saying he …

Harvard, Yale Students Shout ’Divest!’ at Unyielding Universities
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Harvard, Yale Students Shout ’Divest!’ at Unyielding Universities

Live Mint  

-- A cause celebre is ringing out across Harvard Yard, Columbia’s South Lawn, Yale’s Beinecke Plaza and UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza: Disclose and divest. “We’re willing to risk suspension, expulsion and arrest, and I think that that will put pressure,” said Malak Afaneh, a law student at University of California, Berkeley, and a protest organizer. “I would strongly oppose any …

Jewish student protesters say Columbia’s pro-Palestine demonstrations aren’t antisemitic
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jewish student protesters say Columbia’s pro-Palestine demonstrations aren’t antisemitic

The Independent  

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Camps, Arrests, Scrutiny: Columbia Uni Students Rally for Palestinian Freedom
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Camps, Arrests, Scrutiny: Columbia Uni Students Rally for Palestinian Freedom

The Quint  

On 22 January, the university administration stated in an email sent to students and other stakeholders: ".the alleged perpetrators identified to the University were immediately banned from campus while the law enforcement investigation proceeds." According to student newspaper Columbia Spectator, this action was taken in response to their alleged involvement in an unauthorised event titled 'Resistance 101', which took place …

US colleges seek police action to 'crackdown' pro-Palestinian protests ahead of graduation ceremonies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US colleges seek police action to 'crackdown' pro-Palestinian protests ahead of graduation ceremonies

New Indian Express  

AUSTIN: With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent with the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests. Columbia continued to negotiate with students after several failed attempts—and over 100 arrests—to clear the …

Harvard Students Set Up Encampment, Joining Other College Protests Of War in Gaza
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Harvard Students Set Up Encampment, Joining Other College Protests Of War in Gaza

Huff Post  

Students at Harvard and MIT who support Palestinian civilians in Gaza rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday at an MIT encampment. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Harvard University students joined the actions of students at numerous other colleges across the U.S. when they set up an encampment Wednesday afternoon to protest the war in Gaza and demand that Harvard divest …

US universities rocked by pro-Palestinian protests amid Israel-Hamas war: ‘Anti-Semitic hate on college campuses is...’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US universities rocked by pro-Palestinian protests amid Israel-Hamas war: ‘Anti-Semitic hate on college campuses is...’

Live Mint  

Student anger with university officials and law enforcement fueled worsening tensions on several US campuses Tuesday after days of pro-Palestinian protests that have triggered mass arrests and shut down classes. "Students have the right to protest, but they are not allowed to disrupt campus life or harass and intimidate," Columbia's vice president of public affairs Ben Chang told reporters Monday. …

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US universities, target financial links with Israel
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US universities, target financial links with Israel

India TV News  

Washington: The arrest of 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Columbia last week has sparked a wave of similar protests across several American colleges and universities as the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the besieged Gaza Strip continues, leading to a debate on where to draw the line between allowing free speech while maintaining free and inclusive campuses. The Columbia University has cancelled …

Pro-Palestine protests sweep across US colleges, with dozens of students arrested at Yale, NYU and Columbia
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine protests sweep across US colleges, with dozens of students arrested at Yale, NYU and Columbia

ABC  

In short: Dozens of students at Columbia, Yale and New York University have been arrested for protesting the war in Gaza. Dozens of students at Columbia, Yale and New York University have been arrested for protesting the war in Gaza. Student protests in the US over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a …

Trump calls campus pro-Palestine protests a ‘disgrace’ as Jewish leaders warn students to stay home
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump calls campus pro-Palestine protests a ‘disgrace’ as Jewish leaders warn students to stay home

The Independent  

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Columbia University witnesses massive faculty walkout after dozens of student arrests at pro-Palestinian protests
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Columbia University witnesses massive faculty walkout after dozens of student arrests at pro-Palestinian protests

Hindustan Times  

In a power move, a multitude of Columbia University faculty members conducted a walkout on Monday in solidarity with arrested students at last week's pro-Palestinian protest. Columbia faculty held an unbelievably massive demonstration to protest the university's act of calling the police on the students. Pro-Palestinian protests at US university campuses As tensions boil over the pressing Israel-Hamas war, dozens …

Columbia, NYU, Yale on the boil over Israel’s war on Gaza: What’s going on?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Columbia, NYU, Yale on the boil over Israel’s war on Gaza: What’s going on?

Al Jazeera  

Classes will be held virtually on Monday amid mounting tension between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters, days after more than 100 students were arrested. On Sunday, a prominent rabbi linked to New York’s Columbia University and its affiliated Barnard College, Elie Buechler, urged Jewish students at the institution to stay home due to “extreme anti-Semitism” on the campus. At Columbia, the …

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia

LA Times  

A woman walks by a Yale sign reflected in rainwater on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn., in 2021. Robert Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots football team and funded the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life across from Columbia’s campus, said he was suspending donations to the university. Nicholas Baum, a 19-year-old Jewish freshman who lives …

Columbia’s president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism
11 months ago

Columbia’s president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Columbia University’s president took a firm stance against antisemitism in a congressional hearing on Wednesday, but she faced bruising criticism from Republicans who say her actions haven’t supported her words, especially when it comes to disciplining faculty and students accused of bias. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., speaks with protesters outside of the conference room during the House …

Columbia president faces anti-Semitism Congress hearing: What’s at stake?
11 months ago

Columbia president faces anti-Semitism Congress hearing: What’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Previous hearings led to the resignation of Harvard and UPenn bosses. On Wednesday, Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will face a congressional committee over allegations that the leadership of the Ivy League school has failed to protect students and staff from rising anti-Semitism on its New York City campus. The event was seen as a triumph for House Republican …

Lawsuit filed against MIT accuses the university of allowing antisemitism on campus
1 year ago

Lawsuit filed against MIT accuses the university of allowing antisemitism on campus

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accusing the university of allowing antisemitism on campus that has resulted in them being intimidated, harassed and assaulted. “As a result of MIT’s blatant and intentional disregard for its legal and contractual obligations to its students, plaintiffs and other students have suffered injury to …

Harvard professor resigns from antisemitism task force over doubts about school's commitment; Bill Ackman reacts
1 year ago

Harvard professor resigns from antisemitism task force over doubts about school's commitment; Bill Ackman reacts

Hindustan Times  

The co-chair of Harvard University's task committee to address antisemitism abruptly resigned on Sunday, reportedly after she became annoyed with authorities' refusal to bring any changes to make the campus safer for Jewish students and faculty amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Bill Ackman reacts to Sadun's resignation American hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who has been calling out antisemitism at …

Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon
1 year ago

Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Harvard University condemned what it called a “flagrantly antisemitic cartoon” that an undergraduate group posted on social media over the weekend. “Perpetuating vile and hateful antisemitic tropes, or otherwise engaging in inflammatory rhetoric or sharing images that demean people on the basis of their identity, is precisely the opposite of what this moment demands of us,” Alan Garber, …

I Regret to Report There’s a New Antisemitism Controversy at Harvard
1 year, 1 month ago

I Regret to Report There’s a New Antisemitism Controversy at Harvard

Slate  

It is with a heavy heart that I come to you asking you to care about something happening at Harvard. Indeed, the ultimate purpose of the judicial overhaul is to tighten restrictions on Gaza, deprive Palestinians of equal rights both beyond the Green Line and within it, annex more land, and ethnically cleanse all territories under Israeli rule of their …

Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia
1 year, 2 months ago

Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Harvard University, struggling to manage its campus response to the Israel-Hamas war, announced task forces on Friday to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia. “Reports of antisemitic and Islamophobic acts on our campus have grown, and the sense of belonging among these groups has been undermined,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim president, said in a letter to the school community. “We …

Lawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students

The Independent  

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Lawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Several Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of becoming “a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday mirrors others filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including against The Art Institute of Chicago, New York University and the University of Pennsylvania. They accuse Harvard of violating Jewish …

Lawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students

LA Times  

People take photos near a John Harvard statue on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Several Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of becoming “a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday mirrors others filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including against the Art Institute of Chicago, …

Opinion: Claudine Gay's resignation at Harvard doesn't signify a DEI failure
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Claudine Gay's resignation at Harvard doesn't signify a DEI failure

LA Times  

Conservatives didn’t come after former Harvard President Claudine Gay because she had plagiarized some of her academic research. “If America is to reform its academic institutions,” he wrote, “the symbolic fight over Harvard’s presidency must evolve into a deeper institutional fight.” Maybe Gay, despite thinner academic credentials than Harvard presidents past, would have been a superlative president, a phenomenal fundraiser, …

Harvard's top-level exit: Politics has trumped academic principle
1 year, 2 months ago

Harvard's top-level exit: Politics has trumped academic principle

Live Mint  

In a world of viral video clips and memes, academics who find themselves exposed to political scrutiny often seem ill-equipped for it. At a Congressional hearing last month on alleged anti-Jewish expressions on campus, a Republican Senator had posed Gay a yes-or-no question: “At Harvard, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard’s rules of bullying and harassment—yes or …

Harvard seeks to move past firestorm brought on by school President Claudine Gay’s resignation
1 year, 2 months ago

Harvard seeks to move past firestorm brought on by school President Claudine Gay’s resignation

Associated Press  

— Harvard University on Wednesday sought to move beyond the firestorm brought on by the plagiarism allegations, congressional testimony and resignation of Claudine Gay, the school’s first Black president, as it seeks a new leader and tries to heal divisions at the elite Ivy League school. The search for a new president will begin “in due course” and will include …

Bill Ackman blasts Harvard diversity policy in 4,000 word essay
1 year, 2 months ago

Bill Ackman blasts Harvard diversity policy in 4,000 word essay

The Independent  

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Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage
1 year, 2 months ago

Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as a cardinal sin. Reviews by Harvard found multiple shortcomings in Gay’s academic citations, including several instances of “ duplicative language.” The university concluded the errors “were not considered intentional or reckless” and didn’t rise to misconduct. Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism allegations and outrage that came not …

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