The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cornell-university/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Cornell University | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cornell-university/ 32 32 Cornell trustees back Jewish president after anti-Israel students mob his car https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-trustees-back-jewish-president-after-anti-israel-students-mob-his-car/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:33:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824348 Michael Kotlikoff will not pursue complaints against student and non-student protesters, who are also cleared in investigation following April 30 incident

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]]> Anti-Israel students surround car of Cornell president; he rejects their claim he tried to run them over https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-students-surround-car-of-cornell-president-claim-he-tried-to-run-them-over/ Tue, 05 May 2026 04:05:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3816525 Left-wing student group release clip appearing to show Michael Kotlikoff backing into one of them, who shouts that the car ran over his foot; school says they were harassing him

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]]> Cornell president rejects students’ anti-Israel resolutions, citing ‘political bias’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-president-rejects-students-anti-israel-resolutions-citing-political-bias/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:35:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3782582 Michael Kotlikoff says measures demanding halt to cooperation with Technion and condemning Tzipi Livni's campus visit 'imperil our academic principles'

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]]> Cornell student assembly votes to cut ties with Israel’s Technion https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-student-assembly-votes-to-cut-ties-with-israels-technion/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:14:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3777252 Undergraduate body also condemns Ivy League for hosting center-left lawmaker Tzipi Livni, part of the broader assault against the Jewish state on US campuses

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]]> Cornell grad student union approves BDS resolution backing resistance ‘by any means’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-grad-student-union-approves-bds-resolution-backing-resistance-by-any-means/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:42:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698661 University group frames Palestinian issue as central to global labor movement, dismisses allegations of antisemitism while purging Jewish members from its communications

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]]> Cornell grad student union adds resistance ‘by any means’ to anti-Israel resolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-grad-student-union-adds-resistance-by-any-means-to-anti-israel-resolution/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:19:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3692939 Proposal dismisses antisemitism accusations, commits to the boycott campaign against Israel, as Jews are purged from the group's communications

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]]> Cornell agrees to pay $60m fine, comply with US civil rights law against antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-agrees-to-pay-60m-fine-comply-with-us-civil-rights-law-against-antisemitism/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:32:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3683585 Agreement between school and Trump administration will restore over $250 million in research funding, in the latest deal with a university over handling of campus antisemitism

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]]> Anti-Israel singer Kehlani has NYC concert nixed after pressure from mayor’s office https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-singer-kehlani-has-nyc-concert-nixed-after-pressure-from-mayors-office/ Tue, 06 May 2025 12:19:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3542758 Parks foundation cites 'security concerns,' after city threatens to pull license if singer performs in Central Park; anti-Israel demonstrators target Met Gala

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]]> Singer insists she’s not antisemitic after Cornell concert scrapped: ‘I’m anti-genocide’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/singer-insists-shes-not-antisemitic-after-cornell-concert-scrapped-im-anti-genocide/ Thu, 01 May 2025 03:41:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3539369 Kehlani appears to accuse Israel of 'extermination of an entire people' as she seeks to push back on criticism over messages that include 'Long Live the Intifada,' 'f— Zionism'

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]]> US halts funds for Cornell, Northwestern universities in latest crackdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-halts-funds-for-cornell-northwestern-universities-in-latest-crackdown/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:32:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3523793 $1.8 billion in total frozen amid probes of alleged civil rights violations, White House says, after demanding schools protect Jews on campus

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]]> Oct. 7-supporting Cornell student slated for deportation says he’s leaving the US https://www.timesofisrael.com/oct-7-supporting-cornell-student-slated-for-deportation-says-hes-leaving-the-us/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:53:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3515508 Gambian-British national Momodou Taal had praised Hamas onslaught, sued Trump administration to block deportation of anti-Israel protesters

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]]> Cornell’s new Jewish president says he’s ‘very comfortable’ with where university is currently https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornells-new-jewish-president-says-hes-very-comfortable-with-where-cornell-is-currently/ Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:26:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3513367 Days after being permanently appointed to the interim position he's held since July 2024, Mike Kotlikoff weighs in on campus Jewish life, visa revocations, and academic freedom

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]]> Cornell student who praised Oct. 7 told to surrender to US immigration authorities https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-student-who-praised-oct-7-told-to-surrender-to-us-immigration-authorities/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:54:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3508243 Order from ICE indicates Trump administration intends to deport Gambian-British national Momodou Taal, who is among those a pro-Israel watchdog has been pushing to expel

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]]> Cornell student suit against deportation of anti-Israel activists cites Jewish group https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornell-student-suit-against-deportation-of-anti-israel-activists-cites-jewish-group/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:39:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3505044 Gambian-British grad Momodou Taal, who was suspended for leading protests last year, notes Betar US has called for his expulsion from country

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]]> Rights group challenges legality of Trump deportations of anti-Israel activists https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-group-challenges-legality-of-trump-deportations-of-anti-israel-activists/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:37:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3504081 American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee files lawsuit to block White House's orders; Rubio: Welcoming pro-Hamas students 'runs counter to the foreign policy interest of the US'

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