Stanford University protesters charged with felonies after occupying campus building
The 12 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University last year are said to have taken over them and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to campus buildings. The 12 current and former Stanford students have been charged with felony conspiracy to commit felony vandalism and trespass, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office […]
Charges dismissed in alleged campus vigilante ‘Catch a Predator’ sting
The judge dismissed the intrigue and conspiracy charges raised against five University of Massachusetts students who were accused of using a dating app to lure men to campus in a “predator predator” style scheme. A Worcester District Court judge dismissed the charges against Kelsey Brainard, Isabella Trudeau, Joaquin Smith, Kevin Carroll and Easton Randall on […]
Masked anti-Israel Stanford protesters charged in destructive campus building takeover
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office recently invaded a building on Stanford University campus and accused him of barricaded and destroying the management office during a destructive anti-Israel protest at an elite liberal Northern California school last June. Prosecutors said 12 masked people, who were allegedly 19 to 32, “broken windows and furniture, smashed […]
Columbia University pushed by Trump administration to commit to campus deal
Columbia's interim president reportedly has publicly doubled her commitment to implementing mask bans and other policy changes by the Trump administration. Katrina Armstrong, interim president of the university that fought, issued a public statement on Tuesday, replied with regrets about the “confusion” and acknowledging her claim that the Trump Order's policy changes were “real.” However, […]
Trump admin’s anti-semitism campus crackdown faces 2 key hearings
The Trump administration will face hearings of two temporary restraining orders on Tuesday regarding efforts to eradicate anti-Semitism across U.S. university campuses. The first cases include Mahmoud Khalil, one of the Columbia University protesters who was detained by ICE earlier this month and have been deported by the Trump administration. In Halil's case, a federal […]
Trump Admin. Push Against Campus Antisemitism Like Germany in ’30s
On WBUR's “Here Now” broadcast on Monday, Columbia University professor Reinhold Martin, who serves as president of the Columbia University Professors' Association chapter, spoke only for himself, but in response to the Trump administration's push to campus anti-semitism, he said, “New York in 2025 needs the 1933 echo and Berlin.” co-host Scotton asked. [relevant exchange […]
Masked Columbia protesters march on campus, defying days-old ban to comply with Trump order
Dozens of masked protesters flocked to the Columbia University campus, and school officials enacted restrictions that would suppress facial coverings in order to comply with the Trump administration's orders aimed at combating anti-Semitism in higher education. A fresh round of demonstrations has led Jewish Columbia students to question whether the new rules have been fully […]
Columbia caves to Trump’s demands after $400M threat over campus antisemitism, will institute mask ban and more oversight
Columbia University has fallen into the Trump administration's demand to recover $400 million in federal funds that have been yanked about anti-Semitism on campus, according to a report Friday. Morningside Heights University, which was the epicenter of violent anti-Israel protests, agreed to implement mask bans and to take on new leadership to review curriculums for […]
Columbia University may bow to Trump’s demands over campus antisemitism as $400M federal funding deadline looms: report
Columbia University is reportedly considering falling into President Trump's demands, including a mask ban and a massive crackdown on anti-Israel protests on campus. Arguing that Ivy League schools failed to comply with the anti-discrimination law, the Trump administration announced earlier this month plans to curb grants and contracts, representing roughly 8% of U.S. tax funds. […]
Trump DOJ Joins Case Against UCLA over Antisemitism on Campus
The Trump administration has joined the fight against anti-Semitism at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and has participated in the ongoing lawsuit filed by Jewish students in federal court by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The lawsuit filed last summer comes after UCLA tolerated and, in a way, tolerated a radical anti-Israel “camp” […]