UCLA chooses new chancellor amid campus turmoil over pro-Palestinian protests
The University of California, Los Angeles announced Wednesday that Julio Frenk will become the school’s president. Frenk, a former president of the University of Miami, will succeed Gene Block, who is retiring after 17 years in the position. “At this critical time for higher education, it is an exciting opportunity and a great honor for […]
FACT CHECK: Did German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Admit There Was No Pandemic?
A post shared on X claims German Chancellor Olaf Scholz purportedly admitted there was no COVID-19 pandemic. German Gov’t Admits There Was No Pandemic https://t.co/B870DHsYzK via @realtpv — DelphieDolphin 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴 (@DelphinePalmow1) April 6, 2024 Verdict: False The claim is false and stems from an April 2 article published by “The People’s Voice,” a website that is […]
UC Irvine chancellor responds after police settle anti-Israel protests on campus
Fox News Poll: 59% Oppose College Campus Protests Foreign Desk Editor-in-Chief Lisa Daftari and Bulletproof Israel’s Remi Franklin join “Fox News at Night” to discuss police arrests of anti-Israel protesters at the University of California, Irvine . UC Irvine, president of the University of California, said in a statement Thursday night that he was “heartbroken” […]
UCLA chancellor asks LA DA and FBI to go after pro-Israel crowd
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) President Gene Block said the university is working with the FBI to investigate a group of pro-Israel counterprotesters who allegedly stormed an anti-Israel campus encampment, sparking hours of violence. He said he has contacted the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. collide. Hundreds of anti-Israel agitators set up a camp […]
Protesters take down American flag at UNC — then chancellor personally restores it and makes courageous promise
The president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill personally helped reinstall the American flag on Tuesday after it was removed by student protesters. Anti-Israel protests at North Carolina’s flagship state school began last Friday. The student group UNC Students for Palestine Justice, which organized the protest, made several demands of university administrators, […]
UNC Interim Chancellor praised for restoring American flag after protesters replaced it with Palestinian flag
UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts was praised by conservatives on social media on Tuesday for removing a Palestinian flag that anti-Israel protesters had flown on campus and replacing it with an American flag. “This university doesn’t belong to a small group of protesters. It belongs to every citizen of the state of North Carolina. Every […]
UNC Chancellor Raises American Flag Removed by Anti-Israel Protesters
Lee H. Roberts, president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, returned the American flag to the top of the national flag pole after anti-Israel protesters removed it. on video Posted X, Roberts was seen untying the American flag and returning it to the top of the flagpole, and cheers of “America!” could […]
Vanderbilt chancellor slams violent anti-Israel agitators on campuses: ‘Nothing to do with free speech’
Vanderbilt University President Daniel Diermeyer said Thursday that while pro- and anti-Israel protests on campus and across the country are protected free speech, violent acts at these gatherings are not and cannot be punished by school officials. said it should be done. “So this has nothing to do with free speech,” Diermeyer told MSNBC’s “Morning […]
Appalachian State chancellor to step down over ‘health challenges’
Appalachian State University’s president announced Monday that she will step down from leading one of the largest campuses in the University of North Carolina System later this week, citing recent health issues. Sheri Everts, who has served as president since 2014, will step down from her position effective Friday, the university said in a statement. […]
German Chancellor Pushes for Closer Economic Ties in Visit to China
BEIJING (AP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Sunday for a visit that focused on the two countries’ strained and divergent economic ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Scholz’s first stop was the industrial hub of Chongqing, where he and a delegation of ministers and business leaders took part in a partially […]