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Tag: Elite Universities

0 Education Politics

The End of the Marty Peretz Era - At a controversial event at the Center for Jewish History, Trump donor Bill Ackman held his own against an exhausted brand of liberalism.

David Klion in Jewish Currents · 30 May

The gathering at the Center for Jewish History served as a reflection on the shifting dynamics of American Jewish liberalism with regard to education and free speech, particularly in the context of antisemitism and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

0 Communities Politics

At campus symposium, Jewish panelists push back as billionaire Bill Ackman defends Trump’s feud with Harvard

Andrew Silow-Carroll in Forward · 19 May

During a symposium on Jews and elite universities at the Center for Jewish History, a debate arose centering on Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman's defense of Trump's funding cuts to Harvard and wider demands on universities to increase political diversity.

0 Antisemitism Education

The Rise and Fall of Jews on Campus

Sapir · 1 Nov 2024

The article explores the troubling rise of antisemitism within American elite universities, drawing parallels with the antisemitic actions of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1960s.

0 Antisemitism Education

Leon Cooperman // Omega Advisors

Nesanel Gantz in Ami · 14 Feb 2024

Billionaire Leon Cooperman, who has donated millions to Columbia University in the past, has decided to withdraw all funding in response to the increasing trend of anti-Semitism on campus.