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Northwestern University evacuates October 7 play performance after fire alarm was set off

The production, written by Irish journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, is built from word-for-word survivor testimonies detailing the Hamas terror attacks in Israel.

People walk on the campus of Northwestern University, a day after a U.S. official said $790 million in federal funding has been frozen for the University while it investigates the school over civil rights violationsm in Evanston, Illinois US April 9, 2025.
A demonstrator holds a placard as the McGraw Tower stands in the background during a Justice for Survivors rally at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, US, October 5, 2026.

Cornell students rally in anti-rape protest, demand stronger action against sexual violence

A student walks by a sign at the entrance of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, US, October 1, 2026.

How did Cornell University internally punish the seven men accused of sexual assault? - report

Student assembly at Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York Thursday, 1st October 2026

Woman at center of Cornell rape allegations targeted with threats, lawyer says


Due to pensions: Haifa University in huge deficit, forced to lay off staff

The University of Haifa will be required to cut tens of millions of shekels annually, raise donations and additional revenue sources, and formulate a new agreement with administrative staff.

Eshkol Tower, Haifa University

Muslim Brotherhood networks embedded into Canadian politics, schools, report says

The ISGAP sees Muslim Brotherhood networks as "part of a structured transnational strategy of ideological entrenchment, institutional embedding, narrative control, and political, legal protection.

Hundreds of pro-Palestine activisits, carrying the flags of Palestine and Lebanon, march in Toronto, Canada, on October 20, 2024 to show solidarity with Palestinians.

CUNY ordered to disclose all investments in companies with alleged ties to Israel

CUNY agreed to a settlement and to provide all its stock and bond holdings for every fiscal year since January 2020. This is to be done within the next 15 days.

 CUNY Law School.

Pentagon demands audit of 30 universities, investigating Russian, Chinese, Iranian research ties

The Defense Department did not publicly list the 30 US schools to be reviewed for suspected ties to 130 research institutes based in Russia, China, and Iran, including civilian universities.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, amid a ceasefire between the US and Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 24, 2026.

TMU establishes new task force on campus expression and antisemitism following external review

Toronto Metropolitan University formed a task force on antisemitism and campus expression after a review found it had failed to consistently enforce policies amid rising tensions.

Street View and retail entrance to Toronto Metropolitan University Student Learning Center.

Five shot outside Virginia State University residence halls, one critically wounded

Five people were wounded, one critically, in an early-morning shooting outside residence halls at Virginia State University.

This December 13, 2012 photo shows the patch on the sleeve of a Virginia State Police officer during an event at the US Department of Transportation in Washington, DC.

Pervasive antisemitism present in US college classrooms, curricula, faculty, ADL finds

"Universities cannot claim to be addressing antisemitism seriously if they ignore what happens behind the classroom door and inside faculty governance," said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.

Haverford College settles antisemitism suit with Jewish group over post-Oct. 7 actions

"Harassing, excluding or seeking to silence Jewish community members on the basis of their beliefs, or any other element of their Jewish identity... is anathema to the College's core principles."

President of Haverford College Wendy Raymond testifie during a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes

Paxson said she planned to leave her job a year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university to "navigate a federal funding freeze that imperiled our mission."

Brown University President Christina Paxson listens during a press conference.

Cornell condemns student’s viral antisemitic remarks, but won’t bar him from campus

Cornell University student Austin Franco appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” after saying he wouldn’t work “for a Jew.”

Piers Morgan interviews Austin Franco, a Cornell University undergraduate who went viral after telling a job interviewer he was "not interested in working for a Jew," on July 28, 2026.