Ivy League

Cornell trustees back Jewish president after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters

The Ivy League school’s Board of Trustees issued a statement of support for Michael Kotlikoff following an investigation into the April 30 incident.

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff poses for a portrait in the A.D. White House on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

US Department of Defense to cut ties with Harvard University, claims campus ‘celebrated Hamas’

 The Van Wickle Gates stand at the edge of the main campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., August 16, 2022.

Transcripts show Brown University gunman planned attack months in advance

Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting - study


Federal prosecutors resign over Trump DOJ handling of UC antisemitism probe

“I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people or antisemitism,” said Dena Robinson, a Jewish and Black former senior trial attorney.

The UCLA campus seen Nov. 19, 2025.

Two students remembered after fatal shooting rocks Brown University campus

Dreams of two high achieving Brown University students were cut short after a campus shooting left them dead and seven others wounded, prompting mourning across the campus community.

Attendees hold candles and listen to local artists sing during a vigil at Lippitt Memorial Park the evening after Brown University was locked down amid reports of a shooting on campus in Providence, Rhode Island, US December 14, 2025.

Bard president Leon Botstein: 'Trump's campaign against colleges follows classic antisemitism'

In Botstein’s view, the government’s demands of these schools do the opposite of fighting antisemitism. “The government is playing out a classic antisemitic routine,” he said.

Leon Botstein has led Bard College since 1975.

Don't rehire antisemitic, pro-Nasrallah doctor, over 1000 doctors urge Brown University

Medical professionals call for Brown University not to rehire a known Hezbollah supporter for an assistant professor position at the Ivy League school.

 A sign is pictured as demonstrators gather in support of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney specialist and assistant professor at Brown University who was refused re-entry to the United States despite holding an H1-B visa, at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., March 17, 2025.

MIT class president dedicates graduation speech to Palestine, calls for arms embargo

In her speech, Vemuri accused Israel of trying to “wipe Palestine off the face of the earth,” adding that MIT was complicit.

MIT 2025 class president Megha Vemuri called for an arms embargo on Israel, saying MIT was "complicit in genocide."

Trump considering re-directing $3 billion in grants from Harvard to trade schools

His comments come less than a week after his administration blocked Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House.

With Ivy League schools defunded due to antisemitism, where’s the money going now? - opinion

It’s time to support American institutions of higher education that support the American institutions of life, liberty, and moral excellence.

 A graduate displays a Palestinian flag during the 373rd Commencement at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23, 2024.

Trump's plan provides needed solution to combat campus antisemitism - editorial

The time for polite letters and listening circles is over. Action is needed. President Trump’s plan recognizes the urgency and responds with clarity.

 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025.

US freezes funding for Cornell, Northwestern University in latest crackdown

Trump admin. froze over $1b. funding from Cornell University and $790m. from Northwestern University.

Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, US. April 25, 2024

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)