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Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes

Paxson said she planned to leave her job a year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university to "navigate a federal funding freeze that imperiled our mission."

Brown University President Christina Paxson listens during a press conference.
Rabbi Mark Wildes with the scribe at the Nova site.

Beyond the Headlines: What did you take home from Israel? - opinion

Sally Reidman.

Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

Participants in the 9th SSI National Conference at Florida Atlantic University

Building Israel’s campus ambassadors


This is how we can fight antisemitism on Ivy League campuses - opinion

My suggestion is the creation of a single cross-campus, pro-Israel advocacy group that would confront Ivy League university antisemitism in the eye.

 THE ENTRANCE to Saybrook College of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. As Yale’s president, Rev. Ezra Stiles instituted a policy requiring all freshmen to study Hebrew.

College basketball teams in Israel, Arizona and Kansas State, make impact on and off court

Both Wildcat squads have seen some of the historic sites from the Old City of Jerusalem, the Western Wall, Yad Vashem, as well as Bethlehem, and the Church of the Nativity.

 ARIZONA COACH Tommy Lloyd (center left) and Tamir Goodman (center right) pose with youth basketball players in their training session in Jerusalem this week.

Majority of Jewish Australian students hide identity at universities

According to the survey, not only have two-thirds of Jewish students faced antisemitism, but one-in-five have actively avoided campus to escape such bigotry.

 Visitors seen standing next to a display of swastika banners at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Promoting Israel through basketball

Last year, head coach Bruce Pearl and his Auburn squad participated in the “Birthright for College Basketball” trip which allowed the players and staff to immerse themselves in the Holy Land.

 ARIZONA WILDCATS head coach Tommy Lloyd has been to Israel a few times, but this time brought his entire team.

How do Jewish students experience antisemitism on US campuses – study

The participants all described feeling marginalized because of their Jewish identity and perceived Zionism.

 A BDS demonstration outside the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Afeka College’s new campus sets out to make significant national, urban, and socioeconomic impact

 GROUNDS OF planned Afeka campus.

Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft

Gelof joins a talented group of Jewish prospects who have been drafted in recent years.

 Jake Gelof playing for the University of Virginia, April 10, 2022.

US college presidents arrive in Israel on AJC-led trip

Tour participants are expected to meet with their counterparts from Israeli universities, learn about programs aimed at fostering student innovation and entrepreneurship and more.

 Campus life

Azrieli College of Engineering to hold virtual Metaverse open day

The virtual open-day experience is a dynamic, exciting way to learn about the Jerusalem engineering college.

 Jerusalem College of Engineering.

Anti-Zionist speech at CUNY is antisemitic - opinion

The time has come for policymakers and school boards to see these campuses for what they really are and take bold and brave steps to rid them of Jewish hatred.

 UNITED STATES Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) has introduced the Stop Antisemitism on College Campus bill, to revoke federal funding from educational institutions that endorse or propagate antisemitic ideologies.