President Biden’s relatively tepid response to the clashes between police and protesters on college campuses shows he’s playing with a political powder keg as young voters in droves abandon his administration’s side in the Israeli-Hamas war. Biden seemed afraid to take a tough stance against the violence erupting on campuses – much of it by … Read more
Here’s a headline from the Harvard Crimson that may cheer you up: “State Legislature Is Considering an Endowment Tax; Experts Say It Could ‘Cripple’ Harvard.” The sooner the better, I’d say. Who says Beacon Hill never does anything for working-class Americans? Or tries to, anyway. If I were a state rep, this is what I … Read more
Harvard students can return to their clueless bubble now after withdrawing a speaking invite to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu because of her decision to shut down an Emerson protest. So instead of hearing from Wu herself about why she had to have police arrest students who were causing a public safety issue, the Harvard students … Read more
Harvard University has suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) amid a wave of controversy surrounding the group’s activities, according to a recent announcement by the university. The decision follows months of alleged harassment and intimidation directed against the PSC and its members, as well as a federal probe into the university’s reaction to the matter. … Read more
MIT is the latest college that has been slapped with a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Hamas terrorist attacks and the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish students at the Cambridge campus have filed a federal lawsuit against MIT, arguing that the university has turned a blind eye to “hateful antisemitic discrimination and … Read more
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who led a campaign criticizing Harvard University as it has been rocked by turmoil over practices related to antisemitism, plagiarism and financial management, on Friday failed in a bid to get four candidates on the ballot for a governing board of the Ivy League school. One other candidate backed by Facebook founder Mark … Read more
Last April, as in just nine months ago, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin donated a staggering $300 million to Harvard University, the school he graduated from in 1989. At the time, Griffin called the school a “great institution,” saying Harvard was “committed to advancing ideas that will shape humanity’s future, while providing important insight into … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu will not be replacing former Harvard President Claudine Gay, she stated on WCVB’s On the Record segment aired Sunday, speaking to the heavily-besieged president’s resignation from her alma mater. “I have absolutely no plans to leave this amazing job that I have,” Wu said, laughing intermittently following a question about her interest … Read more
Business Insider’s top executive and parent company said Sunday they were satisfied with the fairness and accuracy of stories that made plagiarism accusations against a former MIT professor who is married to a prominent critic of former Harvard President Claudine Gay. “We stand by Business Insider and its newsroom,” said a spokesman for Axel Springer, … Read more
Neri Oxman, an architect and former MIT professor, as well as the wife of billionaire Bill Ackman, apologized Thursday for multiple instances of plagiarism in her 2010 dissertation that were reported by Business Insider. In the article, reporters Katherine Long and Jack Newsham wrote that Oxman had cited two authors, but did not use quotation … Read more
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