Campus Controversy - Page 24

April 25, 2024

Emory University rips anti-Israel 'activists' disrupting campus; police use tear gas, zip-ties during arrests

Police at Emory University used zip ties and tear gas while making arrests during a massive anti-Israel protest, as the school condemned "activists" "not from our community."

April 25, 2024

Emerson College anti-Israel agitators clash with Boston police; 4 officers injured, over 100 arrested

Boston police said 108 people were arrested near Emerson College at an anti-Israel encampment and four officers were injured in the process.

April 23, 2024

Adams, NYPD blame 'outside agitators' for fueling anti-Israel protests at Columbia, NYU

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD leadership decried the "concertive organizing effort" among professional anti-Israel "agitators" at Columbia and NYU campuses.

April 23, 2024

Biden once ripped 'antisemitic bile' but now faces own 'Charlottesville moment'

President Biden cast the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the impetus for his 2020 White House run – but Biden now faces his own “Charlottesville moment."

April 21, 2024

Ivy League anti-Israel agitators' protests spiral into 'actual terror organization,' professor warns

Columbia University student, professor and alum react to anti-Israel protests on campus, including saying the protesters have crossed the line and become violent.

April 16, 2024

Federal judge says Harvard Medical School professor engaged in ‘rampant plagiarism’ for Lockheed Martin trial

A federal judge has ruled Harvard Medical School assistant professor Dipak Panigrahy plagiarized large portions of an export report for a Lockheed Martin lawsuit.

April 7, 2024

College presidents growing a spine? Universities increasingly laying down the law against antisemitism

Colleges appear to be strengthening penalties against anti-Israel protesters who have taken over areas of campus in response to Hamas' attack on Israel in October.

March 30, 2024

Catskill Mountain farmer challenges campus critics who say foragers are 'destroying the Earth'

Rick Bishop, farmer and owner of Mountain Sweet Berry Farm in Roscoe, New York, has foraged for ramps (also called wild leeks) for decades. The rural practice, he says, now faces campus critics.

March 21, 2024

Jewish NYC high schoolers warned against applying to Ivy League over antisemitism: not 'safe'

A Jewish group sent brochures to all high school in the New York City area warning Jewish students against applying to Cornell over cases of antisemitism on campus.

March 12, 2024

NAACP urge Black athletes to 'reconsider' playing at Florida colleges due to anti-DEI bill

The NAACP on Monday called on Black student-athletes to boycott Florida public universities and colleges in light of the Sunshine State’s crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion.