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Rutgers President Stepping Down After Tumultuous Tenure

From a historic strike to pro-Palestine protests and an athletic director’s resignation, the first African American president of one the nation’s largest universities faced controversy atop controversy over the past two years.

Cornell Professor ‘Exhilarated’ by Hamas Attack Is Back Teaching

The Cornell University faculty member who said, roughly a week after Oct. 7, that Hamas’s attack “exhilarated” him is back...

Harvard Professors Protest Restrictions on Protests—With Chalk

Five Harvard University professors wielded chalk on campus Tuesday in protest of the institution’s new policy banning chalking and other...
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How Title VI Is Tripping Up Colleges

The Office for Civil Rights has resolved six investigations into how colleges responded to reports of antisemitism. The findings show how those colleges fell short of federal law and hold lessons for the rest of higher ed.

A photograph of a crowd of protesters, some holding signs bearing the name of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Union.

Should Higher Ed Workers Have to Pay Dues to Unions That Criticize Israel?

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is representing, for free, Jewish academics who don’t want to support a pro-BDS labor organization. But the foundation is trying to score broader wins.

Jewish student looks on at pro-Palestinian protesters

Most College Students Aren’t Hostile Toward Jews or Israel

A new study from Brandeis found that about one-third of college students surveyed agreed with at least one negative statement about Jews or Israel.

A student wearing a kippah and tzitzit, traditional Jewish fringes, walks in front of a brick academic building at Yeshiva University.

Yeshiva University Enrollment Rises Amid Ongoing War in Gaza

Leaders of the Jewish higher ed institution say their student body is growing as some Jewish students leave other campuses amid protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

A photo illustration with a quote from an AAUP statement saying “academic freedom and productive debate may not always be appropriately secured by a categorical position that disregards nuance and is inattentive to context.” The quote is superimposed over the document.

AAUP Faces Criticism for Reversal on Academic Boycotts

The American Association of University Professors announced Monday it had dropped its categorical opposition to the tactic. Critics say the organization has changed for the worse, but its new president isn’t backing down.