Columbia Student Group Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day—By Noting 'Parallels' Between Auschwitz and 'Zionist Dungeons and Torture Camps'

Columbia University's chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) issued a Monday statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It compared Auschwitz to "Zionist dungeons and torture camps" in Gaza.

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As George Mason Grapples With Pro-Terror Student Radicals, Virginia Dems Block Anti-Semitism Expert From University Board

In recent weeks, local and federal law enforcement officials found guns and pro-terror materials in the home of two George Mason University students and arrested a third for plotting a terror attack on the Israeli consulate in New York. It was against that backdrop that Virginia Democrats in the state senate blocked a leading expert on anti-Semitism to serve on George Mason's board.

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In California and Michigan, a Surprising Force Drives Anti-Israel Campus Activism: Labor Unions

The average United Auto Workers training session involves discussions on how members can negotiate strong health programs, meet federal safety standards, and investigate work accidents. For UAW chapter 4811, which serves the University of California, it involves a panel with the Palestinian Youth Movement, a leading anti-Israel group that's organized protests across the country condemning the "brutal US-Israeli genocide."

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Michigan State Declines To Punish Ed School Dean Accused of Serial Plagiarism

Michigan State University has dismissed plagiarism allegations against the dean of its College of Education, Jerlando Jackson, claiming he was "the target of racist, vile, and despicable attacks."

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Columbia Promptly Suspends Student That Stormed Israeli History Class. It Has a Long History of Dropping Similar Suspensions.

Columbia University announced Thursday that it had identified and suspended one of the pro-Hamas students who stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers two days prior. Whether that suspension sticks could provide early insight into how seriously the Ivy League school is taking threats from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.

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Columbia Posts Security Guards Outside Jewish and Israel-Related Courses

Columbia University is posting security guards outside of Jewish studies courses a day after pro-Hamas students stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers.

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Mayhem at Columbia: Pro-Hamas Students Storm Classroom, Target Jewish Students With Anti-Semitic Flyers on First Day of Spring Semester

Anti-Israel student activists unleashed mayhem at Columbia University on Tuesday afternoon, which marked the beginning of the spring semester. Several keffiyeh-clad student activists stormed an Israeli history class and passed out anti-Semitic flyers glorifying Hamas, depicting the Star of David being crushed, and promising violence. Others vandalized the campus and called on their followers to shut down the university.

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Harvard University Settles Lawsuit With Jewish Students Who Alleged ‘Severe and Pervasive’ Anti-Semitism On Campus

Harvard University settled a lawsuit Tuesday with a group of Jewish students who accused the school of failing to address "severe and pervasive" anti-Semitism on campus. The Ivy League school agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism and issued guidance language on its non-discrimination policy, stating that students who target "Zionists" can face discipline.

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Penn Professor's Fight for Free Speech Heads to Federal Court

Amy Wax, the tenured law professor who was sanctioned for her controversial remarks about racial issues, sued the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday for breach of contract and race discrimination, putting a dispute over tenure and academic freedom that has dragged on for almost three years into the hands of a federal court. The complaint comes after Wax was suspended for a year at half-pay and stripped of her named chair, penalties the lawsuit says are "illegal multiple times over."

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Harvard Hires MAGA-Linked Lobbying Firm Amid Congressional Probes, Threats To Tax Its $53 Billion Endowment

Harvard University has hired the former lobbying firm of Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles and Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi as the Ivy League school hopes to dampen investigations into campus anti-Semitism and curtail threats to tax its massive $53 billion endowment.

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