GOP leaders vow ‘action’ as Columbia University swarmed by anti-Israel agitators
House Republican leaders are vowing to confront anti-Israel protesters who are again taking over college campuses as the fall semester begins. Activists have already begun defacing buildings and demonstrating at Columbia University in New York City, which became a hotbed of controversial activism in the spring. “We must have a zero-tolerance policy toward anti-Semitic violence […]
Masked anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University demonstrate as students check in for first day of classes
Masked anti-Israel protesters demonstrated outside the entrance to Columbia University on Tuesday, chanting “Free Palestine!” and holding signs urging the Ivy League school to “Divest from Death” as students prepared for their first day of classes. The demonstration came following a series of protests that rocked the New York City-based university, garnering worldwide media attention […]
Russian Missile Strike on University, Hospital Kills 47 in Ukraine
A ballistic missile struck a Ukrainian military academy and a nearby hospital, in one of the deadliest single attacks by Russian forces on a Ukrainian city since the invasion resumed two and a half years ago. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the nation on Tuesday, saying that Poltava Military University of Communications' teaching facilities and […]
Gymnast Kara Welsh fatally shot by University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
A man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old gymnast at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, at her off-campus apartment in Wisconsin, authorities said. Welsh, who won an individual national title on the vault with the gymnastics team last year, was shot multiple times by a 23-year-old man on Friday […]
UK University Removes ‘Anglo-Saxon’ From Curriculum
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, a British university has removed the term “Anglo-Saxon” from its curriculum. The University of Nottingham has removed “Argo-Saxon” from its history and literature courses to counter “nationalist narratives”. According to TelegraphThe MA course 'Viking and Anglo-Saxon Studies' has been renamed 'Viking and Early Medieval English Studies'. Another module, […]
Jewish students attacked with glass bottle on University of Pittsburgh campus as students return to classes
A group of Jewish students at the University of Pittsburgh was attacked with a glass bottle, injuring two students, the university announced. According to In the statement The University of Pennsylvania students were attacked around 11:30pm on Friday near the Cathedral of Learning, the heart of the Pittsburgh campus. Two students were injured in the […]
Columbia University Pro-Palestinian Student Group ‘Banned’ by Instagram
A pro-Palestinian student group at Columbia University announced that its account has been “permanently banned” from Instagram. in post On the Xth, Columbia Students for Justice for Palestine explained that their account was permanently deleted when it reached “124,000” followers, adding that when they created a new account, it was “deleted” within two days. “With […]
Touro University yanks alleged sex perv Menachem Kiwak from class
Three months after an adjunct instructor was arrested for sexually abusing a patient in his private practice, Touro University has explained the issue to students and faculty for the first time, claiming that the instructor's listing to teach an ethics class this fall was the result of a “clerical error.” Menachem Kiwak, the mental health […]
University of Michigan campus club fair erupts into chaos as cops break up anti-Israel protests
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A University of Michigan club fair quickly descended into chaos Wednesday afternoon as police shut down an anti-Israel protest after a day of disturbances by student activists. The protesters, who gathered to demand that the school divest from all companies that support Israel, identified themselves as members of the Tahrir Coalition, […]
‘Heartbreaking’: Report Shows Elite University Faculty Refused To Step In, Protect Jewish Students From Anti-Semitism
In an August special committee report, Columbia University acknowledged that some faculty members had refused to take action against those who had engaged in anti-Semitic acts against Jewish students. Task Force Report They cited hostility and violence that Jewish students have faced on campus, on social media channels, at club meetings and in classes. In […]