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Fast Forward Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom
After JTA published the president’s correspondence, faculty accused him of inappropriate scrutiny.
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News Deportations, lawsuits, increased scrutiny: How the Trump administration could handle campus antisemitism
While the president-elect’s education agenda has alarmed defenders of academic freedom and the separation of church and state, some see a renewed opportunity to defend Jews on campus
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Looking Forward How a Jewish student at Columbia became an icon of a movement
She started speaking out a few weeks after Oct. 7 and hasn't stopped since
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Fast Forward Senate moves to pass contentious antisemitism bill targeting anti-Israel activity on campuses
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer added the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act as an amendment to the defense spending bill
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Fast Forward U of Michigan student president impeached after calling critics ‘Zionists’
The school’s student government has been in turmoil for months over the president’s efforts to get Michigan to divest from Israel
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News Cornell’s handling of a new course on Gaza could preview campus Israel battles under Trump
The Ivy League school’s president shares his concerns about a course on Israel and Palestine, as schools everywhere prepare for pushback from the government
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News When colleges shut down their ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs,’ they prompted debates over anti-Zionist Jewish observance
Jewish students, many aligned with JVP, built structures for Sukkot that also served as protests against Israel
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Fast Forward Columbia paid $395,000 in settlement after suspending Jewish student for using ‘fart spray’
House investigation reveals a gap between university’s public and private messaging about the incident at a campus protest
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