College

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


US Jews should stop donating to US universities, they're bad investments - opinion

American Jews must rethink what their legacy really is, and it should be in Jewish life and Israel, not funding US universities where their family won't be welcome or safe.

 HOW MUCH of your donation is actually routed where you intended?

NYU Alumni Club of Israel suspends cooperation over student safety concerns

The decision comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Jewish students accusing the school of creating a hostile environment and not taking antisemitism accusations seriouisly.

 A person holds an antisemitic sign showing a Star of David in the trash at a demonstration against Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as part of a student walkout by students of New York University, in New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023.

Tech students design equipment for IDF, emergency services

All of the items are developed in accordance with official operational requirements from the IDF.

 HIT student helps develop and produce equipment for the IDF and emergency services.

Poster-tearing reminiscent of time when universities shook hands with Nazis - opinion

The fact that German universities had purged their Jewish faculty members and hosted book-burnings did not deter friendly overtures from schools such as Harvard, Columbia, and MIT.

 MIT STUDENTS were among the first to cheer the Hamas pogrom, says the writer.

Students for Justice in Palestine suspended at GW University – adding to a growing trend

The GW chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has become the third to be suspended in US universities amid a rise in antisemitic incidents.

George Washington University

MIT partially suspends students who occupied building for pro-Palestinian ‘die-in’

The protest was loud, disruptive, and in defiance of university guidelines, wrote MIT President Sally Kornbluth.

 The sign at Building 76 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, November 21, 2018

Enes Kanter Freedom: Anti-Israel students are brainwashed

“When you say from the river to the sea... that means that you want to get rid of Israel," Enes Kanter Freedom said.

Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom gestures as he reacts to an officials call against Toronto Raptors in the second half at Scotiabank Arena. Nov 28, 2021.

Jewish schools to colleges: Don’t recruit our students unless you can guarantee their safety

The goal of high schools’ policy change is to increase pressure on the universities to act.

A person holds a sign during a demonstration to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as part of a student walkout by students of New York University, in New York City, US, October 25, 2023.

Over 100 universities worldwide rallied in solidarity with Israel opposing Hamas

Their collective statement not only articulated support for Israel but also underscored their concerns for Palestinians who endured hardships under Hamas governance in Gaza.

 Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, addresses an event in solidarity with Israel during the ongoing war with Hamas.

Cornell professor apologizes for saying he was ‘exhilarated’ by Hamas attack

Rickford made his initial comments during an Oct. 15 pro-Palestinian rally on the Ithaca, New York, campus.

Cornell University sign