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Faculty rights group criticizes university’s management of library takeover.

A faculty rights organization at Columbia University voiced strong disapproval regarding the administration’s handling of anti-Israel demonstrations at campus libraries on Wednesday, which led to numerous arrests. A letter from Columbia’s Executive Committee of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) criticized acting president Claire Shipman for requesting assistance from the NYPD. The protests erupted […]

University of Washington reveals consequences for students involved in building takeover

University of Washington Suspends Students Following Building Incident The University of Washington has announced the suspension and banning of 21 students linked to a recent takeover and vandalism at a multidisciplinary engineering building. The incident was motivated by a demand to terminate the university’s partnership with Boeing. In total, 34 individuals are facing potential arrests […]

Instagram would have succeeded without Facebook’s $1B takeover: co-founder

Instagram would have been a success if Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had never bought a photo-sharing app for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom said in Tuesday’s FTC’s Landmark Anti-Trust trial. Systrom, who was called to the stands at the FTC, testified that Instagram was experiencing explosive user growth prior to the Zuckerberg acquisition […]

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 […]

Greenland leaders call planned visit by US officials a ‘provocation’ as Trump talks of takeover – US politics live | US politics

Greenland leaders criticise our delegation's trip as Trump talks about the takeover Greenland leaders criticized future trips by famous American delegations to semi-autonomous Danish territory Donald Trump has suggested that the US should annex, Reuters reports. The delegation visiting American military bases and seeing the dog-covered race is led by Usha Vance, wife of Vice […]

Inter-American Foundation sues to block takeover as DOJ says Trump can appoint new leaders

The Department of Justice (DOJ) defended President Trump's rights on Tuesday, defending the right to dismantle two development organizations in the face of a lawsuit from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). The DOJ said through the special advisor's office that Trump has the right to remove board members and appoint new members without Senate advice and […]