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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university…
Kamala Harris’ VP pick disappoints some who hoped for a new milestone: the first Jewish vice president
Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was…
Civil disobedience and calls for financial divestments ‘have an important place in democracy’—but many schools also have donors to worry about
The early months of summer on college campuses are usually bustling with proud parents ready to celebrate students’ years-long efforts…
Europe-Israel relations take a hit as Spain, Ireland and Norway prepare to formally recognize a Palestinian state
Israeli Foreign Minister Katz told Spain that its consulate in Jerusalem will not be allowed to help Palestinians. At the…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel should get out of Gaza and ‘acted in ways that are not consistent’ with international law
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war…
U.S. is one of just 9 countries to vote against granting new ‘rights and privileges’ to Palestine in UN General Assembly
The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and…
Columbia created new rules after historic 1968 protests. Its administration just broke them to authorize police on campus, university report concludes
Columbia University’s South Lawn, where students built two “Gaza Solidarity Encampments,” is now empty, after police equipped with military-grade weapons…
Biden condemns antisemitism, says people are forgetting that ‘Hamas unleashed this terror’
President Joe Biden condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world” during a Tuesday ceremony to…
NYPD officer fired a gun while removing barricaded college students from hall, prosecutors confirmed
A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his…
Columbia warns protesters they face suspension if they don’t clear out tent encampments
Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, including…