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Columbia Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine + Jewish Voice for Peace for Threats and Holding Unauthorized Event

From a statement today: Columbia University is suspending Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups through the end of the fall term. This decision was made after the two groups repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events, culminating in…

Reason

Walkouts, rallies, clashes: Israel-Gaza ‘war of words’ roils Columbia University

Students and staff at the Ivy League school have issued a series of dueling statements amid accusations of harassment and physical violence – and the acrimony shows no signs of slowing

The Guardian - US

University underfunding is compounded by their greater corporatisation

The university sector has many pressing issues but it looks unlikely the incoming government is going to give it any priority, which is a problem because universities are the drivers of significant social and economic change, writes Ananish Chaudhury

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BHU students, alumni hold solidarity march for unity of University

Students, alumni of BHU in Varanasi held a solidarity march under 'Hum BHU ke Log' banner for unity of campus & against proposal to build wall around IIT BHU following sexual harassment case. Protest forced admin to withdraw proposal.

The Hindu

"U of Washington Faculty Search Weighed Race Inappropriately"

Friday's Inside Higher Ed (Ryan Quinn) article [UPDATE: link fixed] reported on this: The hiring process for a University of Washington psychology professor position titled "Diversity in Development" initially ranked a white person No. 1 out of 84 applicants, the university says in a report released this week. But psychology…

Reason

UK university returns warrior skulls to Taiwan’s Indigenous Paiwan people

Edinburgh University, which was given the skulls in 1907, said the return was an effort to address its colonial legacy.

Al Jazeera

Former Northwestern football captains share experiences of racism, being forced to conform to the ‘Wildcat Way’

“Coaches, trainers and staff told us that we needed to change the way we dressed, acted and styled our hair,” former player Rico Lamitte said Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Skulls of tribal warriors returned to ancestral home by University of Edinburgh

THE skulls of four tribal warriors have been repatriated after being kept by the University of Edinburgh for more than 100 years.

The National (Scotland)

False Accusation of Having Used a Slur Lead to Damages Award and Possible Punitives

From Cody v. Dirir, decided last Friday by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Donna Wilkerson Brillant, the court's findings of fact: On October 12, 2022 [likely should say 2019 -EV], the plaintiff and the defendant were students at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut (University). They did not know each…

Reason

Bangalore University to set up separate Placement Cell, to focus more on science courses

To provide employment opportunities to students, the Bangalore University has decided to set up a separate Placement Cell in the Jnanabharathi campus, with more focus on science courses

The Hindu

Indian student stabbed in U.S. continues to be on life support; suffered severe neurological impairment

Indian student P. Varun Raj, 24, is in critical condition after being stabbed in Indiana. Jordan Andrade, 24, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. Varun has been transferred to Lutheran Hospital and is likely to suffer permanent disability and vision loss. Valparaiso University is offering assistance to Varun's…

The Hindu

No Pseudonymity in Disability Discrimination / Forced Labor Claim by Terrorism Expert Against Middlebury College

From D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman's decision two weeks ago in Doe v. President & Fellows of Middlebury College: Plaintiff brought this lawsuit against numerous defendants [including American University, George Washington University, and Middlebury College -EV] alleging inter alia employment discrimination, harassment, forced labor, trafficking in labor or commercial…

Reason

Cornell University on alert after violent threats to Jewish community

WARNING: Distressing content. Cornell Police have notified the FBI of a potential hate crime

The Independent UK

Settlement of University of Wyoming "God Created Male and Female and Artemis Langford Is a Male" Case

I wrote about the court decision in favor of plaintiff back in August; now I see that the parties have settled, and are asking for court approval of the following consent order: 1. Defendants are hereby permanently enjoined from censoring Schmidt's views on the sexual identity of Artemis Langford and…

Reason

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UC Berkeley Reverses Instructor's Attempt to Give Extra Credit for Pro-Palestinian Political Activity

"While instructors enjoy considerable freedom and all individuals, when acting as private citizens, enjoy free speech rights, University policy does impose limits on using the classroom or one's course for purposes of political advocacy."

The Hindu

Anna University to offer B. Voc, BE integrated training courses

Anna Univ. launches 2 UG vocational courses, B. Voc in Logistics Mgmt & Footwear Mfg. Open to Class XII grads, offers 40 seats each. Also launching 4-yr BE training integrated prog. w/company, 60 seats. Working professionals can apply for 3-yr courses w/flexible timetables.

Texas Observer

University of Houston’s LGBTQ+ Students Build New Community After Resource Center Closure

Religious leaders and other allies are struggling to fill the gap left by the loss of the vital LGBTQ+ resource center.

The Hindu

Plaques with names of PM Modi, Vice-Chancellor at Visva-Bharati trigger row

Controversy erupts over plaques at Visva Bharati Univ. not mentioning Tagore; Trinamool & BJP leaders criticize; Calcutta HC calls for V-C's removal; legal tussle with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over land.

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The Independent UK

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

The Hindu

Calcutta High Court wonders why Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor is still in office

The Calcutta High Court’s strong rebuke of Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty, with the judge saying that he should be removed for getting his own professor out of an international science project last year, has given fodder to his detractors who have long been baying for his blood.

The Independent UK

Jon Huntsman pulls donations from UPenn in latest college row over Israel-Hamas war

The Huntsman family includes three generations of UPenn graduates and has donated at least $25,000 annually to Wharton in recent years

The Hindu

32,240 students to get degrees at Mysore university convocation

At Mysore Univ.'s 103rd convocation, 32,240 students will be conferred degrees, with 20,189 women and 12,051 men. UG degrees will be conferred to 26,074 students, and PG degrees to 5,627. Women outnumber men in both UG and PG, with 62.62% receiving degrees. 420 gold medals and 275 cash prizes will…

The Hindu

KL deemed to be University gets ₹7 crore Central grant for research project

Koneru Lakshmaiah Deemed to be University Vice-Chancellor G. Pardhasaradhy Varma has said that the institution has received funds to the tune of ₹7 crore from the Union Department of Science and Technology to take forward its research projects.

Fortune

Israel’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism

An Israeli billionaire resigned from the board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government after a student group’s letter “held the Israeli regime” accountable for the recent terrorist attacks.

Fortune

Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer quits Harvard’s board, blasting the school leadership’s response to students’ anti-Israel letter

The Ivy League university has been the flashpoint of intense debate surrounding the recent violence in Israel and Gaza.

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