Tag: Princeton University

Joe Schein, a 1937 Princeton University graduate and one of only 11 Jewish students in his class, passed away at 109.
A current Princeton student shares their experience of being assaulted by an anti-Israel protester on campus and the subsequent lack of institutional support and dismissal of their complaint by university officials.
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Jewish academic kidnapped in Iraq by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, has been held captive for over a year while her sister, Emma Tsurkov, grapples with the unsettling realization that her tax dollars are indirectly supporting her sister's captors through U.S. aid to Iraq.
Princeton University is now under investigation for allegations of antisemitism following complaints about pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
The text discusses concerns about the decline in academic standards and intellectual diversity at elite universities like Harvard, Penn, and MIT due to the influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Jonathan Gribetz, a Princeton professor and scholar of Near Eastern and Judaic studies, discusses the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Jonathan Gribetz, a Princeton professor and scholar, discusses the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The historic Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, which recently underwent renovation, has created tension between Egypt's small Jewish community and the government.
Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian academic and Princeton University graduate student abducted in Iraq by the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group in March, recently appeared in a video criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza and claiming she was a spy for the West.
Princeton University confirmed that Elizabeth Tsurkov was conducting authorized research for her Ph. D. thesis in Iraq when she was kidnapped by militants.
Emma Tsurkov's sister, Elizabeth, a graduate student at Princeton, was abducted by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq in March.
Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, a PhD candidate at Princeton University, has been kidnapped by the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq since March.
An Israeli woman, Elizabeth Tsurkov, who also holds Russian citizenship, has been missing in Iraq and is being held by a Shiite militia, according to the Israeli Prime Minister's office.
Ronen Shoval, founder of the ultra-nationalist group Im Tirtzu, has sparked controversy at Princeton University where he held a year-long appointment as a lecturer.
The author, a former professor at Princeton University, reflects on their experience of being "canceled" and the unexpected benefits that came with it.
The podcast episode "Princeton and the Dirty Bicker of 1958" explores a scandal that occurred at Princeton University in the 1950s regarding the eating clubs.
Gatecrashers is a new podcast hosted by Mark Oppenheimer, produced by Tablet Studios.
Bari Weiss recently detailed the ideological shift in higher education institutions like Princeton University, where a local rebellion unfolded after a tenured professor, Joshua Katz, criticized illiberal demands related to systemic racism.
The text discusses a podcast highlighting the controversial firing of tenured Princeton professor Joshua Katz for expressing views deemed unacceptable by the university's leadership, who allegedly sought a pretext to dismiss him.
Princeton University's Board of Trustees extended President Eisgruber's term, lauding his support of free speech despite recent actions that contradict such principles.
Intersectionality, originally a theory for understanding how different forms of oppression can intersect, has been distorted on college campuses into an ideology that divides people into two groups: the privileged and the oppressed.
Princeton University's president, Christopher Eisgruber, is seen as holding contradictory principles regarding academic freedom and social justice, which has led to concerns about the university's direction.
In this article, the author discusses a recent espionage campaign carried out by Iran against Israel.
Xiyue Wang, a Chinese American doctoral student at Princeton, was imprisoned in Iran for 40 months on false charges of espionage.
In this episode, the hosts interview Eve Barlow, a Scottish music journalist, about her recent article addressing anti-Semitism in America and abroad.