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Northwestern University’s Jewish president resigns amid pressures over handling of campus antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Schill, the Jewish president of Northwestern University, has stepped down amid controversy over his handling of campus antisemitism and the resulting freezing of significant federal grants. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityTrump AdministrationAcademic FreedomPro Palestinian ProtestsNorthwestern UniversityMichael SchillCampus DivisionsFederal GrantsFunding Freeze

Places mentioned

Evanston, Illinois, United States
"Michael Schills resignation announcement Thursday comes after the Trump administration has frozen nearly $800 million in federal grants to the private Evanston, Illinois, university, citing its handling of antisemitism during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"New York Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik displays the Anti-Defamation Leagues F campus report card grade for Northwestern as the presidents of that school, Rutgers, and UCLA testify before the committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, United States on May 23, 2024."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The move was condemned by the American Jewish Committee and more than 100 Chicago-area rabbis."

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