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Harvard says it will no longer take stances on many issues, 8 months after stoking tensions with Israel-Gaza statements

By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Harvard University will no longer issue statements on topics that are not directly relevant to its operations, on the advice of a task force convened amid tensions around the Israel-Hamas war. The Institutional Voice Working … Read More >

Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — The pressure that built on Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, to resign began after what many thought was a tepid campus response to the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7. It mounted following a disastrous congressional appearance … Read More >

National/Global January 8, 2024

Will MIT President Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?

By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Sally Kornbluth is different from the other university presidents with whom she has been thrust into the antisemitism spotlight. For one thing, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology still has her job. This … Read More >

National/Global January 5, 2024

Since when did ‘context’ become an excuse for hate?

By Andrew Adler Community Editor You’d think that anybody who rises to be president of Harvard, MIT or the University of Pennsylvania would have enough savvy not to botch testifying before a congressional subcommittee exploring antisemitism on college campuses. But … Read More >

Community December 27, 2023

Harvard, Penn, Columbia announce steps to address antisemitism following campus turmoil

By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Three Ivy League universities have announced steps to fight antisemitism after weeks of turmoil on their campuses and others. Harvard University has put together a group of advisors to address antisemitism on campus, and both … Read More >

Israeli cops and firefighters barred by far-right minister from Wexner fellowships at Harvard University

By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is barring government employees under his supervision — including police officers, firefighters and prison officials — from participating in a longstanding and prestigious fellowship program for Israeli civil servants … Read More >

Israel August 31, 2023

Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

By Ron Kampea WASHINGTON (JTA) — Harvard’s 20th-century antisemitic Jewish quotas were a key part of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action on Thursday, as the winning litigant and two conservative justices cited them in the landmark case. … Read More >

National/Global July 4, 2023

Martin and Ginger Lewis Lecture: Author Robert Putnam to Speak at The Temple

On Friday, March 9, Harvard University professor and best-selling author Robert Putnam will speak during Sabbath services at 7:30 p.m. at The Temple as part of the Martin and Ginger Lewis Lecture Series. Dr. Putnam is a widely respected scholar … Read More >

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Harvard says it will no longer take stances on many issues, 8 months after stoking tensions with Israel-Gaza statements

Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.

Will MIT President Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?

Since when did ‘context’ become an excuse for hate?

Harvard, Penn, Columbia announce steps to address antisemitism following campus turmoil

Israeli cops and firefighters barred by far-right minister from Wexner fellowships at Harvard University

Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Martin and Ginger Lewis Lecture: Author Robert Putnam to Speak at The Temple

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