#College leaders play defense on antisemitism: Recap

#College leaders play defense on antisemitism: Recap

The House Education Committee held a hearing Tuesday on “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism” amid a slew of antisemitic incidents at U.S. universities. “Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen countless examples of antisemitic demonstrators on college campuses,” Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said. The leaders of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn)…

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#3 university presidents to face grilling on campus antisemitism at House hearing

#3 university presidents to face grilling on campus antisemitism at House hearing

The presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Pennsylvania will be called to the mat Tuesday after weeks of backlash over their schools’ responses to surging antisemitism.   “Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen countless examples of antisemitic demonstrators on college campuses,” House Education Committee Chair Virginia…

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#Paris mayor calls X a ‘global sewer’

#Paris mayor calls X a ‘global sewer’

The mayor of Paris says she is quitting X, formerly Twitter, arguing the social media platform has “become a gigantic global sewer” that counters democracy and peaceful debate. In a lengthy post titled “Why I am leaving Twitter” on Monday, Anne Hidalgo said it has “become an impressive tool for destroying our democracies.” “Today, controversy,…

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#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

The Department of Education released a list of higher education and K-12 institutions that are under investigation for alleged shared ancestry violations Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s effort to address reports of rising discrimination in schools. “Hate has no place in our schools, period. When students are targeted because they are–or are perceived…

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#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

IBM confirmed to The Hill it is pulling advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Thursday, citing “’zero tolerance for hate speech.” “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” IBM told the Financial Times. Elon…

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#Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami

#Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami

The war between Israel and Hamas has divided college campuses like no other issue in recent memory. Student walk-outs, vigils and protests, along with sharp increases in antisemitism and Islamophobia, have left many students feeling unsafe, have outraged parents and have prompted harsh public criticism of what many see as tepid responses from university leaders….

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