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The University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Virginia, October 12, 2022. (Daxia ROJAS / AFP)
November 15, 2025, 11:29 am
Is dining hall matzah ‘DEI’? The answer isn’t clear to ex-University of Virginia president
Jim Ryan, who says he was pushed out by GOP pressure, says ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ ban left basic questions unanswered, like whether serving kosher food violates policy
By Andrew Lapin
University of Michigan students walk on the UM campus next to signage displaying the university's 'core values,' on April 3, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (BILL PUGLIANO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 18, 2025, 12:33 am
US campuses see record levels of antisemitism, but drop in violent attacks
Hillel International leaders cite newfound ‘penalty for antisemitism on many universities’ as driving online what would previously have been in-person incidents
By Zev Stub and JTA
File — An anti-Israel protest encampment is seen at Harvard Yard, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
April 15, 2025, 11:08 pm
Trump freezes $2.2b of Harvard’s funding, threatens to remove its tax-exempt status
Administration demanding audits and overhauls, told university to report on noncitizen students’ conduct violations; Harvard president says antisemitism an excuse to push agenda
By Agencies and ToI Staff
University of Austin (UATX) hosts 'Admitted Students Week' for the first 100 students in its upcoming undergraduate program for the 2024-2025 school year, April 2024. (Courtesy)
August 24, 2024, 10:25 am
Built to battle ‘woke’ academia, a new Texas school takes on fresh relevance after Oct. 7
With a notable contingent of Jewish students and faculty, the University of Austin private liberal arts college is about to launch its inaugural undergraduate class
By Ricky Ben-David
Students at Hebrew University on the first day of the academic year on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 14, 2024, 12:52 am
Amid war, five Israeli universities ascend in international rankings
UAW-based report on top 2,000 universities places majority of Israeli research universities among the top 3 percent worldwide
By Gavriel Fiske
Jewish students gather at the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, February 13, 2024. (AP/Michael Conroy)
March 7, 2024, 4:50 am
Indiana lawmakers face off on antisemitism bill after changes sought by Israel critics
Disagreements could stop passage of bill aiming to address campus antisemitism for second consecutive year, as divisions deepen surrounding Israel-Hamas war
By ISABELLA VOLMERT
Messages reading 'Glory To Our Martyrs' and 'Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now,' along with others, are projected onto a building at George Washington University's campus in Washington, October 24, 2023. (StopAntisemitism via X)
November 16, 2023, 5:36 am
George Washington University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine group
School made global headlines when student group, whose umbrella organization praised Oct. 7 Hamas massacres, projected messages including ‘Glory To Our Martyrs’ on campus
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Franciscan University in Ohio. (Courtesy)
November 6, 2023, 3:58 pm
US Catholic universities offer campuses as refuge for ‘harassed’ Jewish students
Yeshiva University quietly builds coalition of institutions willing to expedite transfer processes for Jewish students fleeing antisemitism at colleges since Oct. 7 Hamas massacres
By Matt Lebovic
Ferris State University professor Barry Mehler wearing an astronaut helmet in a video he made for students. (Screenshot)
January 17, 2022, 4:15 pm
US professor suspended for bizarre, profanity-laden ‘welcome’ video to students
Barry Mehler says his video message calling students ‘vectors of disease’ was meant to be a humorous attempt ‘to get their juices flowing’
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Students seen at the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, October 27, 2014. (Miriam Alster/FLASh90)
March 22, 2021, 8:31 pm
Universities set to resume in-person classes after Passover
Entry to campuses will be allowed only to those who have been vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19, or have a recent negative test
By ToI Staff
Students at the Tel Aviv University on the first day of the new academic year, October 14, 2018 (Flash90)
September 29, 2020, 4:00 pm
4 Israeli universities named among top 50 producers of entrepreneurs
Tel Aviv, Technion, Hebrew U and Ben-Gurion University churn out high number of founders of venture capital-backed companies, in lineup compiled by PitchBook
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. A college graduation ceremony. (CC BY John Walker/Flickr)
December 1, 2019, 11:40 pm
Chicago university probes assignment with question on whether Holocaust happened
Marketing class at National Louis University asked to spot double negatives with convoluted question, apparently once asked in poll about Holocaust denial
By Marcy Oster
DePaul University's Lincoln Park campus (Photo by Kmf164, Wikimedia Commons)
April 25, 2019, 9:55 am
DePaul students demand censure of prof for op-ed backing West Bank annexation
Petition also highlights tweets that signers say show Jason Hill using offensive language against Muslims; Chicago university says it’s committed to academic freedom
By Josefin Dolsten
Daniel Gordis
June 12, 2018, 3:30 pm
Daniel Gordis
Yes, singing Hatikva still matters
To abandon the anthem is not to be inclusive, but to destroy the very idea for which Israel exists
William Paterson University professor Clyde Magarelli. (Twitter/via JTA)
June 9, 2018, 7:41 am
Are NJ sociology prof’s conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes free speech?
Dr. Clyde Magarelli has been irking pupils for decades, even downplaying how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Now, one student is broadcasting his words on Twitter
By Larry Yudelson
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