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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
Harvard Professors Protest Restrictions on Protests—With Chalk
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.