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'Depends on the context': 10 Memes that shamed Harvard, Penn and MIT for being equivocal on antisemitism
Fp Staff •The Education Committee has launched an official Congressional investigation to probe in anti-Semitism at three top universities - Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT
WATCH | ‘Same climate of anti-Semitism that has led to massacre of Jews throughout centuries’: MIT students
Fp Staff •Khan, a graduate student told the gathering that the MIT administration had failed to address the crisis of rampant anti-Semitism on MIT campus. She went on to add that day after day the MIT administration has failed to enforce its own rules on anti-Semitic rhetoric and anti-Semitic actors on campus
Harvard took $500mn from Meta to fire disinfo expert who said Facebook allowed COVID fake news
Fp Staff •The Mark Zuckerberg-led social media giant is in deep soup after Joan Donovan, a disinformation expert has alleged that Harvard University fired, after accepting $500mn from the Chan Zuckerberg Institute, associated with Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Campus Left and the dismantling of the US academic institutions: A relook amid Israel-Hamas war
Avatans Kumar •In the academy, liberals now outnumber conservatives by roughly 5 to 1 in the US. As a result, US campuses have become incredibly homogeneous in ideology, where diversity is used as a euphemism for skin colour
Why Israel-Hamas war is causing Ivy League students to lose job offers
Fp Explainers •Two prominent law firms in the United States have rescinded job offers to students at Harvard, Columbia and New York University over statements slamming Israel and expressing support for Palestinians. Experts say these developments have raised troubling questions about the limits of free speech
Israel-Hamas war: Why pre-motivated agendas should not hijack international academic debate
Karan Kataria •The collective human experiences that we share extend beyond geopolitical divisions, underscoring the imperative of empathy and compassion in our interactions
Vantage | Why are US colleges blaming Israel, not Hamas?
The Vantage Take •In an ideal campus environment, both supporting Palestine and condemning Hamas should be possible, allowing for constructive dialogue and diverse perspectives
Neither Left nor Right: Condoning Hamas killing of women, kids costs global varsities dear
Fp Staff •In the US, around 34 student organisations of Harvard University held the Israeli regime 'entirely responsible for unfolding violence'
Harvard fails Hamas test: Wexner foundation pulls the plug on funding, ends 34 year long relationship
Fp Staff •The Wexner Foundation said that it would be cutting off its financial and programmatic relationship with Harvard and the Harvard Kennedy School, saying it was 'stunned and sickened at the dismal failure of Harvard’s leadership to take a clear stand on the war'
The anti-Israel letter controversy rocking Harvard
Fp Explainers •A letter from Harvard University student groups blaming Israel for Saturday’s Hamas attacks has drawn backlash from prominent alumni and US lawmakers. Numerous business leaders sought to backlist students linked to the statement and an Israeli billionaire resigned from the university's board