Jewish alumni group pushing Columbia to step up efforts to combat antisemitism on campus
A pro-Jewish alumni group has launched a social media ad campaign to pressure Columbia University to aggressively combat anti-Semitism at its Manhattan campus. Alumni supporting equity on campus He said the six-figure advocacy and awareness campaign also targets Columbia University’s Barnard College to do more to curb anti-Jewish hatred. “Leaders at Columbia and Barnard have […]
Son Of Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Found Dead At UC Berkeley Campus
A 19-year-old male student was found dead at the University of California, Berkeley’s Clark Carr Campus on Tuesday, SF Gate reported. Marco Troper, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead in a residential hall complex on campus. according to Go to the SF gate. Toxicology report results are not yet available, but […]
Two students die at NYU just two days apart as campus mental health resources slammed
Two teenage students have died at New York University just two days apart, police said. Last Thursday, 19-year-old student Jacqueline Beaugill was found unconscious and unresponsive in Lipton Hall, where freshmen are usually held, police said. Paramedics arrived and pronounced the Hempstead, New York teen dead at the scene. Jacqueline Borgil, a 19-year-old student, was […]
UGA regents greenlight new medical school at Athens campus
The Board of Regents, which governs Georgia’s public universities, on Tuesday authorized the University of Georgia to establish a medical school on its Athens campus. The state Board of Regents unanimously approved the school, which will become Georgia’s second public medical school. The other is the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Lawmakers introduce a […]
Parents demand answers after freshman son found dead on Illinois college campus just 500 feet from where he was last seen
An 18-year-old college student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was reportedly found dead just 500 feet from where he went missing. According to , his parents are now seeking details about the circumstances that led to his disappearance and subsequent death. NBC News. Ish and Ritu Dhawan from the Bay Area were notified […]
Shots Fired on UC Berkeley Campus
A suspect was arrested after nine gunshots rang out on the University of California, Berkeley campus around 8:40 p.m. Friday night. No injuries were reported. ABC7 I got it. The shooting took place outside of Sprawl Plaza, and the incident appears to have occurred after some sort of “altercation.” Students were ordered to evacuate the […]
Kenya Wildlife Services Confirms Fatal Hyena Attack, Student Protests For Campus Safety
NAIROBI, KENYA – DECEMBER 11: A spotted hyena walks through grassland in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, on December 11, 2007. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) OAN’s Elizabeth Bolbelding4:27 PM – Tuesday, February 6, 2024 The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says one person has been killed and two others seriously injured by a hyena […]
New Harvard president pledges to tackle ‘pernicious’ antisemitism on campus
Harvard University’s interim president, who sparked outrage by naming a fierce critic of Israel as co-chair of a task force to combat anti-Semitic sentiment at the camps, said the embattled Ivy League school was has vowed to tackle “toxic” anti-Semitism. Alan Garber, in his first interview since replacing ousted school leader Claudine Gay, weighs in […]
Bankrupt West Virginia university closes, construction firm owner buys campus
A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction company for $5 million. Craig G. Phillips, owner of CGP Construction in Elkins, won the land, buildings and other assets of the former Alderson-Broaddus College in Phillips after placing bids on last […]
Complaint lodged against anti-Israel activists over disruption of Bari Weiss speech at UNC campus
a Free speech rights groups filed complaints On Wednesday, students for Palestinian justice and anti-Israel activists protested for disrupting a Jan. 22 event on the University of North Carolina campus that included a prominent journalist and author who denounced anti-Semitism. The speakers were Bari Weiss, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, […]