San Francisco State University Surrenders to Pro-Palestinian Activists, Divests from Arms Manufacturers
Pro-Palestinian students rejoiced on August 29, 2024, when San Francisco State University (SFSU) announced it would divest from three arms manufacturers for failing to meet “human rights standards.” NBC Bay Area Reported The three companies are Lockheed Martin, Palantir Technologies, and Leonardo. The divestment decision comes after weeks of protests by pro-Palestinian students, who “camped […]
Brown University trustee quits board over Israel divestment vote
Top hedge fund manager Joseph Edelman plans to resign from Brown University's board of trustees in protest at an upcoming vote on whether the Ivy League school should divest from investments in companies with business ties to Israel. Edelman, who founded Perceptive Advisors, which specializes in health care and biotechnology, Written in the Wall Street […]
Brown University Board Member Resigns to Protest Upcoming Israel Divestment Vote
A trustee of Ivy League school Brown University has resigned in protest over the board's decision to hold a vote on divestment from Israel that was part of a deal with pro-Palestinian students who disrupted campus in the spring. As Breitbart News reported at the time, Brown caved to protesters' demands and agreed to hold […]
Brown University board trustee announces resignation ahead of vote on divestment from Israel: ‘Cowardice’
In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Joseph Edelman voiced his opposition to a divestment vote in Israel, particularly in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, and announced he would be stepping down from his position as a trustee at Brown University. “As a member of the […]
ZOA Urges Temple University to Punish Protesters Who Targeted Jewish Student Center
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), America's oldest pro-Israel organization, has sent a letter to Temple University calling for tough action against pro-Palestinian protesters who have targeted Hillel, a local Jewish student center. As Jerusalem Post attention: Temple University in Philadelphia is investigating pro-Palestinian protesters who marched to Hillel on campus and used megaphones to […]
Pro-Hamas students protest ‘war criminal’ Hillary Clinton outside her Columbia University class
Pro-Hamas and anti-Israel students organized a sit-in protest on Wednesday outside a lecture by former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Columbia University. Video of the protests Washington Free BeaconA video showed dozens of students waving Palestinian flags and chanting, “From the sea to the river, Palestine lives forever.” Protesters also chanted, “Resist until we […]
University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report | Oil and gas companies
Fossil fuel companies' funding of climate-focused initiatives at universities is slowing the green transition, according to the largest peer-reviewed study to date of industry's influence on academia. About the research published in the journal “WIREs Climate Change” Six researchers on Thursday scrutinized thousands of academic papers on industry research funding from the past two decades, […]
Barron Trump spotted attending New York University
Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, was spotted attending his first day of school at New York University in Manhattan on Wednesday. In the published photo New York Post, Barron Trump was photographed getting out of a car with a Secret Service agent at New York University's Downtown Manhattan campus. The former president […]
NAACP calls for University of South Carolina to cancel 'roast' of Harris
The NAACP, along with numerous students, is calling on the University of South Carolina to cancel the “roasting” of Vice President Harris. In a letterIn a letter to university President Michael Amiridis, the group said it is nonpartisan and does not endorse any candidates, but felt compelled to write the letter “because this event and […]
Ex-Employee Sues Blue State University For Allegedly Firing Her After She Converted To Christianity
A former City University of New York (CUNY) employee is suing the university, claiming he was wrongfully fired after converting to Christianity, according to a religious discrimination lawsuit filed last week. Teona Pagan, who worked as a fellowship and public service program coordinator at the CUNY Research Foundation, claims she was denied religious accommodations for […]