Columbia University agrees to do more to protect students in settlement with Jewish student
Columbia University reached a settlement with Jewish students on Tuesday, with the Ivy League school agreeing to take additional steps to keep students safe on campus. The anonymous student alleged that Jewish (and other) students were driven off Columbia’s campus due to harassment and intimidation “by extremists within the Gaza war protests on campus,” the […]
$3.5M settlement reached with family of IA State student killed in rowing mishap
Iowa state officials agreed Tuesday to pay $3.5 million in a settlement agreement with the family of an Iowa State University student who drowned when the school’s crew club boat capsized in cold, rough waters. A state appeals board has approved the terms of an agreement between Iowa State University and the parents of 20-year-old […]
EXCLUSIVE: Comer Targets Funding For Radical, Pro-Hamas Student Group Backing Campus Protests
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer sent a letter Wednesday to National Students for Justice in Palestine, calling on them to provide the committee with information regarding any possible funding of pro-Hamas propaganda and encampments on college campuses across the U.S. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter, in which Comer says […]
Homeless student graduates Louisiana high school as valedictorian
A Louisiana student living in a homeless shelter overcame hardship to graduate at the top of his class from his New Orleans high school this spring. Elijah Hogan, 19, received his diploma this spring as the top of Walter L. Cohen High School’s class of 2024 and plans to attend college in the fall. But […]
New anti-Israel encampment forms at Columbia University as school initiates ‘dialogue’ with student leaders
Columbia University in New York City has allowed another anti-Israel encampment to form on its campus after police were forced to deploy last month to remove violent agitators who had occupied campus buildings. The school said the campsite was formed Friday evening, just in time for alumni weekend. As of Saturday, there were seven tents […]
Minnesota mayor thanks President Biden for canceling his student loans
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proudly declared Wednesday that his own student loans have officially been forgiven. The Minnesota mayor posted a screenshot of his Mohela account, a site he uses to manage and make student loan payments, and it showed $0.00 in his account. “Thank you Mr President!” he wrote. Carter also used X […]
Colleges singed by Israel-Hamas debate, student protests back away from hot-button issues
As universities search for ways to move beyond the Israel-Hamas debate on their campuses, some are deciding the best way to do it is to distance themselves from hot-button issues. This week, Harvard University and Syracuse University both announced new policies stating that their university leadership will no longer comment on controversial political issues. The […]
Student at ritzy boarding school attacks peer with ax: police
A student at a boys’ boarding school on the Connecticut coast has been charged with attempted murder after he attacked another student with an axe on May 24 and then fled the scene. Oxford Academy principal Philip Cocchiola confirmed the attack in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying “one student is hospitalized in a […]
Idaho high school student Annabelle Jenkins refuses to shake superintendent’s hand, drops banned book at his feet during graduation
Idaho high school graduating students staged an unusual protest at their graduation ceremony, presenting their school superintendent with a book that had been banned months ago. Annabelle Jenkins was one of 44 graduates whose names were called during the ceremony. Idaho Academy of Fine Arts Graduation Ceremony May 23rd. After shaking hands with the administrators […]
Khamenei expresses support for student protestors in US
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has voiced support for the student protesters in the United States. “I am writing this letter to the young people whose awakened conscience has driven them to defend the oppressed women and children of Gaza. Dear American college students, this message is an expression of sympathy and solidarity with […]