College

Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes

Paxson said she planned to leave her job a year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university to "navigate a federal funding freeze that imperiled our mission."

Brown University President Christina Paxson listens during a press conference.
Rabbi Mark Wildes with the scribe at the Nova site.

Beyond the Headlines: What did you take home from Israel? - opinion

Sally Reidman.

Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

Participants in the 9th SSI National Conference at Florida Atlantic University

Building Israel’s campus ambassadors


Jewish QB Retzlaff transfers from BYU to Tulane

As one of only three Jewish students at BYU, where over 98 % of the campus adheres to the Mormon faith, Retzlaff earned the affectionate nickname “BYJew.”

THEN-BRIGHAM Young Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff prepares to pass against the Arizona Wildcats during his lone full season with the team, before transferring this summer to Tulane after a consensual sex scandal at BYU.

Waste removal and pest control: Universities spend millions cleaning up pro-Palestinian protests

Following months of protest over the Israel-Hamas War, pro-Palestinian protests have left universities with multimillion-dollar cleanup bills.

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

US to target DEI policies at universities being investigated for antisemitism, discrimination

The "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative" targets colleges and universities that it has claimed are pushing antisemitic, anti-American, Marxist, and "radical left" ideologies.

The exterior of The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University.

Antisemitic incidents rose over 80% on college campuses last year, ADL says

For the first time since the ADL began publishing the audits in 1979, a majority of all incidents were related to Israel or Zionism. Half took place at anti-Israel rallies.

 Demonstrators take part in an Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza at Harvard University on October 14, 2023.

America faces pro-Hamas intifada on its soil - opinion

In a series of large-scale investigations, Capital Research Center (CRC) found that the leadership of the so-called "pro-Palestinian" movement is anti-American and anti-Western.

 Washington DC USA - July 24, 2024 - Gaza Protesters gather near the US Capitol as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks at the Congress

Swarthmore suspends SJP, student after protest incident, racist social media post

Swarthmore College is under fire after suspending a student two months before graduation after the student took part in SJP protests on campus.

 Parrish Hall at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania

The NCAA men's Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches

Todd Golden's Florida, Jon Scheyer’s Duke, and Bruce Pearl's Auburn all advance to the final four of March Madness.

 Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after cutting the net following a victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Elite Eight round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament at Prudential Center on March 29, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey.

US judge halts deportation of pro-Palestinian Turkish student at Tufts

A Massachusetts judge temporarily halted the deportation of a Turkish Tufts student detained after supporting Palestinians in Gaza.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters and Class of 2024 graduates demonstrate outside of the Tufts University commencement.

Danny Wolf and Bruce Pearl, two Jewish March Madness figures, will face off in a Shabbat showdown

Danny Wolf of Michigan faces Bruce Pearl of Auburn in Friday's Shabbat showdown. As the tournament progresses, one will be eliminated.

 Bruce Pearl (left) and Danny Wolf. (Getty Images)

Cornell’s new Jewish president says he is ‘very comfortable with where Cornell is currently’

Cornell’s president, Mike Kotlikoff, sees campus protests as peaceful and defers visa revocations to the courts.

 Cornell University buildings viewed from McGraw Tower. (Getty Images)