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How are Harvard, Penn presidents responding to campus anti-Semitism row?

Harvard’s Claudine Gay and Penn’s Elizabeth Magill released statements a day after their heated Congress hearing.

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Harvard defends efforts fighting antisemitism after backlash to congressional hearing

Lawmakers grilled university leaders over campuses controversies and protecting students from antisemitism in wake of 7 October Hamas attack on Israel

The Independent UK

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Lawmakers grill the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn over antisemitism on campus

Three university presidents defended their responses to rising antisemitism in a House committee hearing Tuesday. Many have faced scrutiny as they struggle to balance free speech with student safety.

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Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Campus antisemitism hearing includes attacks on diversity, liberals

Presidents of three elite universities were challenged by a House committee over rising antisemitism on campuses around the country.

Roll Call

US university presidents to testify before Congress over claims of antisemitic protests on campuses

Heads of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be questioned

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1,600 Jewish alumni of Harvard threaten to withhold donations over antisemitism concerns

"We never thought we would have to argue for recognition of our own humanity.”

Fortune

Israel’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism

An Israeli billionaire resigned from the board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government after a student group’s letter “held the Israeli regime” accountable for the recent terrorist attacks.

Fortune

Israeli billionaire quits Harvard board in row over student letter

A group of 33 student organisations at Harvard University signed a letter arguing that Israel’s ‘apartheid regime’ created the impetus for the war

The Independent UK

US CEOs urge Harvard to name students in groups behind letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks

Several chief executives called for names to be made public so that they, and others, could know not to hire the students

The Guardian - US

Larry Summers ‘sickened’ by Harvard’s silence over Hamas attack on Israel

Lawrence Summers, the former president of Harvard University, said he was “sickened” by the institution’s lack of response after some student groups blamed Israel for Hamas’ attack, which has killed more than 900 Israelis, most of them civilians.

The Times of India

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues will soon have women as presidents — an expert explains why this matters

For the first time, a majority of Ivy League schools will soon be led by women.

The Conversation

Harvard appoints Claudine Gay as first Black president

Social scientist and daughter of Haitian immigrants says the university must ‘engage and be of service to the world’.

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First Thing: Senate rescinds army Covid vaccine mandate

Democrats agree to Republican demands to scrap vaccination requirement for service members to win support for $858bn defense bill. Plus, Trump’s superhero card collection

The Independent UK

Claudine Gay to be Harvard's 1st Black president, 2nd woman

Harvard University has named Claudine Gay as its next president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school

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