Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania Pro-Palestinian students were attempting to take over a university hall to protest school’s refusal to negotiate in ‘good faith’ The Guardian - US · May 18, 2024
Radicals At University Of Pennsylvania Circulating Dangerous Escalation Guides Reports reveal concerning activities at University of Pennsylvania campus involving anti-Israel radicals circulating guides for disruptive and potentially ... Top News · May 3, 2024
Upenn Officials Call For Demonstrators To Leave On-Campus Encampment University of Pennsylvania officials address policy violations and hate crime investigation amid on-campus protests. Top News · Apr 27, 2024
Columbia president faces anti-Semitism Congress hearing: What’s at stake? Previous hearings led to the resignation of Harvard and UPenn bosses. Now Columbia’s Minouche Shafik is in line of fire. Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2024
10 Richest Universities In The US: Fortunes In Education The top U.S. universities boast impressive revenue streams and a track record of launching students into high-paying careers. International Business Times · Mar 1, 2024
Does trust in national government matter? Unless repressive and autocratic policies are reversed, the survival of India’s democracy seems bleak The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024
A famous climate scientist is in court with big stakes for attacks on science One of the world's most prominent climate scientists is suing a right-wing author and a policy analyst for defamation, a case with big stakes for attacks on scientists. WEKU · Feb 6, 2024
Why does Claudine Gay still work at Harvard after being forced to resign as its president? She's got tenure Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned on Jan. 2, 2024, less than one month after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill stepped down. They called it quits amid uproar among conservative lawmakers and several major donors regarding what they saw as Gay’s and Magill’s underwhelming responses to antisemitism on their… The Conversation · Jan 5, 2024
GOP lawmakers block $33.5m to Penn University veterinary school in antisemitism row Republicans withhold funding accounting 18 per cent Penn‘s veterinary school budget The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
GOP lawmakers sink aid to Penn as statehouses watch how universities are handling Israel-Hamas war Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are rejecting legislation to send more than $35 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school over criticism that the Ivy League school has tolerated antisemitism The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
House passes resolution condemning college presidents’ comments in antisemitism hearing Lawmakers approved the resolution in a 303-126 vote, with 125 Democrats and one Republican voting against the measure The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Elite Colleges Investigated Over Anti-Semitic Threats; Students Reconsidering Choices Jewish parents are reconsidering their children's college choices due to rising anti-Semitism on elite campuses, prioritizing safety over Ivy League status. Top News · Dec 14, 2023
Washington Post Op-Ed Argues That Colleges Should 'Restrict' Speech To Fight Antisemitism In her article, University of Pennsylvania professor Claire O. Finkelstein absurdly argued that colleges treat free speech as "near-sacred." Reason · Dec 12, 2023
Harvard professors defend president amid calls to resign after statements on antisemitism Petition to Harvard Corporation, which has authority to fire Claudine Gay, urges it not to bend to lawmakers’ demands The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2023
Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2023 University of Pennsylvania president quits after anti-Semitism uproar Elizabeth Magill faced backlash after failing to say calling for genocide against Jews would violate university policy.
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023 UPenn president resigns after furious backlash to her antisemitism testimony to Congress Liz Magill faced intense criticism from University of Pennsylvania alumni and donors
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023 UPenn president resigns after answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus draw sharp criticism The University of Pennsylvania’s President Liz Magill has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy
The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2023 University of Pennsylvania president resigns after furor over free speech and antisemitism Elizabeth Magill has resigned her position as leader of the beleaguered college
France 24 · Dec 8, 2023 US Congress education committee launches probe into anti-Semitism in elite universites Facing heavy criticism, the University of Pennsylvania's president walked back some of her remarks given earlier this week at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, saying she should have gone further to condemn hate against Jewish students.
The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2023 US university presidents face firestorm over ‘evasive’ answers on antisemitism Congressional testimony on campus policies by heads of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT draws criticism
The Hindu · Dec 6, 2023 Multidimensional Poverty Index reduction under the NDA is flawed The Multidimensional Poverty Index story is distorted
The Hindu · Nov 3, 2023 A narrative of ‘roti, kapada aur makaan’ under the NDA Claims about growing affluence and an astonishing reduction in the Multidimensional Poverty Index are exaggerated as there is growing deprivation of access to food and shelter
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 UPenn crisis deepens with calls growing for president to resign over Israel war row Row comes after the University of Pennsylvania hosted the Palestine Writes Literary Festival last month
Fortune · Oct 12, 2023 Billionaire Apollo CEO calls on University of Pennsylvania donors to send just $1 in protest until two leaders resign Billionaire Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, has called for a change of management at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 University of Pennsylvania slammed for celebrating Nobel prize of vaccine researcher it once demoted University once reportedly discouraged Katalin Karikó from pursuing mRNA research that later helped create Covid vaccines