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GOP lawmakers block $33.5m to Penn University veterinary school in antisemitism row

Republicans withhold funding accounting 18 per cent Penn‘s veterinary school budget

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Mayor Wu Accused of Excluding White Council Members from Event

Joe Conscious discusses inclusion issues raised by Mayor Wu and antisemitism on college campuses, criticizing political correctness and education costs.

House Condemns Antisemitism: Divides Democrats, Ignites University Controversy

Drama unfolds as House resolution condemning campus antisemitism divides Democrats, calls for resignation of university presidents. A fresh wave hits academia.

Bill Ackman condemns doxxing of Harvard president’s home after antisemitism hearing saga

Non-profit news watchdog Accuracy in Media deployed four billboard-bearing trucks outside Claudine Gay’s home on Tuesday and Wednesday

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

House passes resolution condemning college presidents’ comments in antisemitism hearing

Lawmakers approved the resolution in a 303-126 vote, with 125 Democrats and one Republican voting against the measure

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

Students left silenced by speech debates

It may seem nonsensical to say that calls for genocide are protected speech but colleges are in a tough spot

Salon · Dec 14, 2023

Elite US Universities Feel Heat Over Alleged Anti-Semitism

Since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, prestigious US universities have come under fire, accused of not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.

International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023

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University Presidential Testimony Fallout

I have a new piece at The Dispatch on the antisemitism hearing in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the poor performance of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and MIT. From the piece: The presidents' bad hand in the hearings did not stem…

Reason · Dec 13, 2023

House OKs measure seeking university presidents’ ouster - Roll Call

Nuanced answers by elite university presidents at a House hearing on antisemitism led to a resolution calling for their ouster.

Roll Call · Dec 13, 2023

Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn presidents said at antisemitism hearing - Roll Call

Transcript of a Dec. 5, 2023, House hearing where presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT were questioned about campus antisemitism.

Roll Call · Dec 13, 2023

UPenn reveals interim president after Liz Magill’s ouster over antisemitism row

Liz Magill resigned over the weekend following her controversial testimony before Congress about antisemitism on college campuses

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

Israel-Gaza war on US campuses: Why are top university leaders under fire?

A congressional hearing on anti-Semitism has shone a spotlight on the tensions between free speech and campus safety.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2023

MIT Group Publishes White Papers On AI Governance With Aim to Limit the Harm of the Technology

The European Union is currently trying to finalise the world's first "AI Law", that will aim to regulate systems based on the level of risk they pose.

International Business Times UK · Dec 13, 2023

Why a billionaire set out to topple the heads of America’s top schools

The hedge-fund billionaire has allied with right-wing activists and Republicans in Congress to pressure universities, but some students and faculty say he’s gone too far, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

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The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2023

Academic freedom is the loser when big donors hound US university presidents

The leaders of Harvard, Penn and MIT should have clearly condemned calls for genocide but the response has been almost as repugnant

The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2023

Giuliani defamation trial: election worker testifies ex-Trump lawyer’s 2020 lies ruined her life – as it happened

Shaye Moss shares haunting testimony detailing how her life has been ruined ever since Rudy Giuliani spread lies about her after the 2020 election

The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2023

What’s behind the antisemitism furor over college presidents’ testimony?

Backlash against presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT has led to one resignation and implications for free speech on campus

WEKU · Dec 12, 2023

Harvard affirms President Claudine Gay will not step down over antisemitism testimony

Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing violence and hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more clearly or forcefully enough during congressional testimony.

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The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2023

Harvard board backs president amid calls for removal over antisemitism testimony

Claudine Gay and presidents of UPenn and MIT faced backlash over responses on campus policy at congressional hearing

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

SNL divides viewers with cold open mocking college presidents’ antisemitism hearing

The presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were accused of failing to explicitly say that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate their colleges’ bullying and harrassment codes

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Harvard president awaits word on her fate following backlash on antisemitism testimony

Harvard President Claudine Gay is awaiting word on her fate as leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter supporting president after UPenn head resigns

Calls are growing for Claudine Gay to resign after UPenn President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Harvard president survives calls for removal after antisemitism hearing

Harvard alum and billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman said that Harvard was ‘concerned it would look like they were kowtowing to me’ if they fired Claudine Gay

Salon · Dec 12, 2023

Satan exposes GOP free speech hypocrisy

The key to understanding the GOP furor over "anti-semitism" on campus? A altar to Lucifer in the Des Moines Capitol

Salon · Dec 12, 2023

Experts: Why "speech we hate" matters

Controversy around Elise Stefanik's antisemitism hearing fueled by "hypocrisy" and PR concerns, say legal experts

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