Public Education
‘I am sorry’: Harvard promises to address antisemitism after rejecting Trump admin’s demands(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University President Alan Garber on Tuesday promised to address antisemitism after internal investigations revealed a hostile campus climate. Garber said… Read More
Public Education
Harvard under review for ‘inaccurate’ foreign funding disclosures, raked in $100M from China(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University reportedly accepted over $100 million from China and about $1.6 million from “Palestinian territories” since 2017. A new Open the Books… Read More
Government
GOP lawmakers pitch plan to take on Ivy League endowment tax breaks in ‘big beautiful bill’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Congressional Republicans are eying tax increases on certain colleges’ endowment revenue amid President Donald Trump’s broader pressure campaign on universities to crack down on antisemitism that… Read More
World
Weekend roundup: Pope Francis dies hours after Easter; Trump admin versus Harvard; more deportation battles; China threatens US trade partnersPope Francis dead at 88 Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at 7:35 a.m. at the Vatican, according to the Associated Press, just hours after an… Read More
Public Education
DHS, IRS join government funding crackdown on Harvard over antisemitism charges(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is increasing financial pressure on Harvard University, targeting many of the school’s funding sources in an effort to root out antisemitism in American… Read More
Public Education
Harvard scoffs at Trump admin’s demands to address antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University announced Monday it will not agree to the Trump administration’s demands to address antisemitism on campus. The Department of Education (ED) sent a… Read More
Government
Republican lawmakers investigate Ivy League tuition pricesCongressional Republicans want to crack down on what they see as absurdly high tuition costs at Ivy League schools. Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin and… Read More
Government
Linda McMahon says Education Dept launching federal crackdown on antisemitism at elite schools like Harvard, Columbia(Daily Caller News Foundation) – U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared on Fox Business Friday to share how the U.S. Department of Education is combating antisemitism at elite universities. Read More
Public Education
Report: Most Ivy League schools improving on combating against antisemitism(The Center Square) – A new report shows that most Ivy League schools have improved relations with Jewish students, while Columbia, Princeton and Yale have had no improvement. The Anti-Defamation… Read More
Public Education
Harvard students describe ‘stigma’ around conservatism(The Daily Signal) – Conservative Harvard students spoke Wednesday at a luncheon in Washington’s Capitol Hill Club, detailing the harsh stigma involved in writing for a conservative publication on an Ivy League campus. Read More
Culture
Elite university donations hit a wall amid antisemitism criticisms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University saw a decrease in donations in 2024 after criticisms over its handling of antisemitism on campus led multiple donors to cut ties with… Read More
Culture
‘Queering Education’ and ‘Street Dance Activism’: A look at elite university’s course catalog(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University is offering a swath of courses for the 2024-2025 academic year incorporating left-wing themes, ranging from “Queering Education” to “Street Dance Activism.” The … Read More
Culture
Harvard vows to find ‘root causes of antisemitism’ as judge allows discrimination lawsuit to advance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University said Wednesday that it will “take steps” to address antisemitism on campus after a federal judge ruled that a lawsuit accusing the school… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s largest faculty department ditches DEI mandate for applicants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced Monday to staff that it was changing its hiring requirements to no longer include a diversity, inclusion… Read More
Public Education
‘Free, free Palestine’: Harvard graduates stage walkout during commencement(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Graduates from Harvard University staged a walkout Thursday during the commencement ceremony, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Hundreds of students at Harvard University participated in… Read More
Public Education
Harvard reverses course, brings back standardized testing(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard announced Thursday that it will bring back standardized testing requirements for the admission process. The Ivy League school first dropped the testing policy in… Read More
Culture
Harvard prof, expert on ‘honesty,’ hit with more serious plagiarism chargesA Harvard professor fired for data fraud is facing fresh allegations of plagiarism in her books. The journal Science reported that an independent investigation of “honesty… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s interim president vows to hit antisemitism, self-censorship as Congress bears downHarvard University’s interim president says he’ll attack both antisemitism and self-censorship at the Ivy League school. “What I have found the most disturbing of all are situations or experiences students… Read More
Culture
Biden administration opens another civil rights investigation into anti-Muslim activity at Harvard(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) opened another investigation into Harvard Tuesday after several students alleged the university failed to protect… Read More
Culture
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blasts Harvard for giving Hamas attack supporter a ‘platform’Pennsylvania’s junior U.S. senator, John Fetterman, a Democrat, blasted Harvard University for giving a “platform” to a Hamas supporter who has justified the brutal terror attacks on Israel launched Oct. Read More