Students called on the school to cut ties with the weapons manufacturer, which donated $150,000 this yearA university in Portland, Oregon will “pause” accepting donations from Boeing after students called on the school to cut ties with the manufacturer amid the war in Gaza.In addition to setting up an encampment on campus, students also addressed a letter to Ann Cudd, the president of Portland State University (PSU), demanding the university cut ties with Boeing. Continue reading
Two jarring photographs circulated widely on social media during pro-Palestine demonstrations on U.S. college campuses in late April 2024.
The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.
Columbia students set up a tent encampment to protest Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
As a pro-Palestinian encampment entered its sixth day, New York police officers in riot gear surrounded the Upper Manhattan campus.
In response to ongoing anti-Israel protests and the vicious antisemitism at Columbia University, prominent Jewish billionaires Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman have announced their decisions to halt financial contributions to their alma mater. Kraft, a significant donor and a graduate who benefited from a full academic scholarship at Columbia, expressed his disillusionment with the university […]
Encampment organizers have three demands for university leaders: disclose the schools' financial holdings, divest from companies connected to Israel, and defend Palestinian students.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, sent a letter to Columbia University leaders demanding they take action against the anti-Israel protests on campus that have made Jewish students feel unsafe. Foxx's letter on Sunday was addressed to Columbia President Minouche Shafik and Columbia Trustees Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman. "I am gravely concerned by the ongoing chaos at Columbia University caused by the radical, unlawful Gaza Solidarity...
The daughter of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is in police custody in connection with protests at Columbia University on Thursday, law enforcement sources told Fox News. Isra Hirsi was in the custody of the New York Police Department, sources said. She was put into flex cuffs or zip ties and will face trespassing charges, according to sources. This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.
Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The balance of free speech rights while protecting Jewish students and faculty on campus is in the headlines today. “We need a reset” – were the words in a statement from Columbia University’s president this morning, as classes across the campus were made virtual for the day. The school says it’s in response to escalating […]