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☆ ADL gives Harvard and a dozen other universities failing grades on campus antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The Anti-Defamation League has graded 85 American universities for their policies to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus. The ADL said antisemitic incidents on campus have reached historic levels, leaving Jewish students feeling unsafe. The dozen schools that received failing grades from the ADL include Harvard, MIT, Stanford, University of Chicago, Princeton, University of Virginia, Tufts, Michigan State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, SUNY Purchase, SUNY Rockland, and Swarthmore. Harvard remains under federal investigation for potential Title VI violations, and several Jewish students have sued Harvard for failing to protect them from antisemitism. “Like all students, Jewish students deserve to feel safe and supported on campus.”Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel left 1,200 dead, and hundreds of Israelis were taken hostage.

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☆ Harvard condemns antisemitic image circulated by pro-Palestinian groups on campus
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Harvard University and its interim president have condemned an image circulated on social media by pro-Palestinian campus groups, prompting the groups to remove and apologize for the posting. The three groups that circulated the image issued their own statements criticizing it. The groups said they had removed the image, but “it should never have been published to begin with. Garber assumed the post of interim president after former Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned last month amid criticism that she and the school had not responded sufficiently against antisemitism on campus. The criticism about Harvard’s response to antisemitism on campus has prompted some major financial donors to withdraw support of the school.

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☆ From Ferguson to Gaza: How African Americans Bonded With Palestinian Activists
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Clyde Mcgrady | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Tamari, who is Palestinian American and lives just outside St. Louis, had spent the previous weeks mourning the death of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-year-old Palestinian boy. He had been kidnapped, bludgeoned and burned to death in Jerusalem by Israeli teenagers avenging the killings of three Israeli teens by Palestinians. She could not shake the parallels in her mind between Michael and Muhammad. A week later, she and about 15 members of the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee joined the protests that sprang up after Mr. Brown’s killing. Before they left, her husband grabbed some old white cloth and made a banner that read: “Palestine Stands with Ferguson.”

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☆ The War on College Campuses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +16 min

College campuses have always been bastions of protest, where young, energetic students push older generations in the direction of the next social or political reform. Notably, the prevailing notions of the liberal bent of college campuses are not incorrect. According to a 2023 survey by FIRE of roughly 1,500 four-year college professors, 50% identify as liberal, 17% as moderate, and 26% as conservative. Analysts say the recent inflammatory examples that have not only riven college campuses but altered the way many Americans view them also underscore the increasing difficulty observers in the U.S. have of sitting with complex developments. Many of the country’s most elite schools actually perform the worst, according to the 2024 College Free Speech Ranking by FIRE.

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☆ Larry Hogan Withdraws From Harvard Fellowships Over 'Antisemitism' on Campus
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Larry Hogan is pulling out of two Harvard University fellowship programs. Hogan said this was in response to "dangerous anti-Semitism" that had "taken root" on its campus. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is the latest prominent figures to cut ties with Harvard, saying he's withdrawing from the university's fellowship programs over what he claims is "dangerous anti-Semitism" on campus. "I cannot condone the dangerous anti-Semitism that has taken root on your campus, especially by more than 30 Harvard student organizations attempting to justify and celebrate Hamas' terrorism against innocent Israeli and American civilians." Gay, the university's president, has made multiple statements condemning Hamas' violence and has stressed that the student groups don't speak for Harvard or its leadership.

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☆ Harvard has become the poster child for American culture wars in the 11 days since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Here's what's happened.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Harvard University has become a flashpoint in the intergenerational divide on the Israel-Hamas war. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the 11 days since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its terrorist attack on Israel, Harvard University has become a flashpoint for intergenerational tensions about the war — and the broader culture war around campus free speech. Hamas launches terrorist attacks on IsraelPalestinian militant group Hamas launched a series of terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, with Israel retaliating. AdvertisementAdvertisement"These hateful Harvard students are the future leaders of our society," Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York wrote on X. Some student groups backtrackSome student groups that co-signed the original statement have since withdrawn their signatures.

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As the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war, they have become seats of anguish. On many campuses, these students agree on one thing: Their colleges, which are increasingly staking out positions of neutrality, have not done enough to support them. College officials, already under pressure to allow conservative opinions on campus, have been trying to preserve free speech and open debate. Some students were angry that a statement from the university president did not go far enough to acknowledge Palestinian deaths. “It shouldn’t be hard to support Palestinian rights and dignity ... while still condemning what Hamas did to Israeli civilians,” Spitalnick said.

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☆ Harvard shouldn't cave to CEOs' demand for names of students who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

CEOs called on Harvard to release the names of students who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks. Multiple Harvard students and groups have retracted their support for the letter, claiming they never saw the statement before it was published. On Wednesday, a truck drove around Harvard's campus with a digital billboard that claimed to show the names and faces of students associated with the letter. Just as Harvard students have the right to condemn Israel, so too does Ackman have the right to call on the university to release their names, Paulson said. AdvertisementAdvertisementA protest against the Vietnam War takes place in Harvard Yard on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, MA on Feb. 11, 1966.

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☆ Why Harvard shouldn't cave to CEOs and share the names of students who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

☆ Larry Summers says some of the Harvard students who signed an anti-Israel letter 'did not understand exactly what they were approving'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Larry Summers has addressed the row about Harvard student groups that signed an anti-Israel letter. The letter, signed by 30-plus groups, said the students held Israel responsible for Hamas attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementLarry Summers, former US treasury secretary and Harvard graduate, said some of the students at the college who signed an anti-Israel letter "did not exactly understand what they were approving." It was authored by Harvard's undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and signed by more than 30 student groups. Several Harvard students have publicly distanced themselves from the letter and said they were unaware their organization had even signed it.

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☆ Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas. Some students and their groups have since distanced themselves or withdrawn their endorsements from the statement amid an intense backlash inside and outside of Harvard. A conservative nonprofit said it organized the truck featuring the virtual billboards with students’ names and images under a banner that reads: “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites.” It also published names online. “We will continue to reject the PSC’s statement in the strongest terms — and demand accountability for those who signed it,” the statement added. In the wake of the mounting backlash, at least eight of the original 34 co-signing Harvard student groups had withdrawn their signature from the statement as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

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☆ A Harvard professor says a former student is getting doxxed over the letter blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks — even though they graduated in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A letter signed by over 30 Harvard student groups blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks has drawn significant backlash. One Harvard professor says a person who said they recently graduated and had no involvement with the letter has been doxxed. AdvertisementAdvertisementA letter signed by Harvard student groups that blamed Israel for the Hamas attacks has drawn significant backlash from figures like billionaire investor Bill Ackman and Senator Ted Cruz. The person wrote they had been doxxed in relation to the letter despite having nothing to do with it. "We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence," wrote the letter, which was signed by over 30 Harvard student groups.

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☆ Bill Ackman calls on Harvard to release the names of students in groups holding Israel responsible for Hamas violence — so CEOs don't 'inadvertently hire' them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Ackman is calling on Harvard to release the names of students who are part of groups that signed a letter solely blaming Israel for the crisis in Gaza. The billionaire says he and other CEOs want to know so they don't "inadvertently hire any of their members." The letter has drawn backlash from many Harvard alums, including Ackman, for its staunch position. AdvertisementAdvertisementBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has called on Harvard University to release the names of students who are members of organizations that signed a letter saying Israel is "entirely responsible" for the violence unfolding in the region. His request to release students' names has received a mixed response on Twitter — certainly not everyone agreed.

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