Judge Orders Pro-Palestinian University Strikers Back To Work
A state judge ordered on Friday thousands of striking academic employees at the University of California (UC) to pause their weeks-long effort protesting the Israel-Hamas war. The strike commenced on May 20 at UC Santa Cruz and expanded to include six UC campuses, according to the university system’s website. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. […]
Sean Combs’ honorary Howard University degree revoked, $1M donation returned after shocking abuse video
Howard University on Friday revoked Sean “Diddy” Combs’ honorary degree and will return $1 million in donations amid allegations of abuse by the music mogul. Reactions after Sean “Diddy” Combs delivered the commencement speech at Howard University’s 146th commencement ceremony. Alison Shelley/Getty Images for DKC Surveillance footage from 2016 showed Combs grabbing, shoving, dragging and […]
Howard University revokes honorary degree given to Diddy
Howard University announced Friday that it had revoked an honorary degree awarded to Sean “Diddy” Combs by a unanimous vote of its board of trustees. The decision comes in response to a recently released video showing the rapper assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a hotel, which the university determined was fundamentally incompatible with its core values. […]
Northwestern University accused of stonewalling anti-Israel unrest investigation by House panel
Evanston, Illinois – Congressional investigators are accusing Northwestern University’s president of obstructing an investigation into the university’s response to anti-Israel riots on its campus. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-S.C., chairwoman of the House Education and Labor Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern leaders on Friday, blasting them for not responding to lawmakers’ questions sent to them […]
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: NYC’s rise in hate crimes, watchdog warns top university ‘enough’
Fox News’ “Antisemism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories about rising anti-Semitic bigotry in the U.S. and around the world. Today’s Newsletter: – New York City sees rise in hate crimes amid rising anti-Semitism, police data shows– Anti-Semitism watchdog urges top universities to take tough action against anti-Israel agitators who have taken over president’s offices– Tackling […]
As the University of Arizona Goes, so Goes Tucson
As the University of Arizona goes, so goes Tucson, the city where the university is located. As Tucson goes, so goes the University of Arizona (UA). Things haven’t been going very well for either of them. Both have been operating well below their potential for a long time, and both are suffering from problems that […]
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 […]
Jewish David McCormick Supporter Assaulted at Pro-Hamas Protest at University of Pittsburgh
A Jewish supporter of Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick was assaulted during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the University of Pittsburgh campus. A “Palestine Solidarity Camp” was formed on the University of Pittsburgh campus on Sunday, a re-formation of one that was formed in May. Along with students, dozens of community groups have organized to […]
University of Iowa latest school to restructure DEI office while keeping ideology alive
A growing number of universities are axing their diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements, but the University of Iowa became the latest to restructure its DEI office while attempting to preserve the operational ideology. The University of Iowa announced that it restructured the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, rebranding it as the Division of Access, […]
Anti-Israel group promises to ‘paralyze’ Columbia University
A new pro-Palestinian camp at Columbia University was quickly disbanded last weekend, but Behind the controversial group It expressed their intention to wreak havoc on the campus in the future. In a statement Released late Sunday nightThe Students for Justice for Palestine labelled the demonstration “Installation 1” of their “Summer of Unrest” and vowed “we […]