Harvard
Harvard Yard on the university’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
May 7, 2025, 11:08 am
Excuse me if I don’t applaud Harvard’s antisemitism report
Harvard continues to reward student activists who directly harassed Jewish students.
By Laura “Lori” Fein
Violet Barron, a co-founder of Jews for Palestine at Harvard University, speaks at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus on April 25, 2025, held after the Trump administration had revoked billions in federal funding from the school over its perceived failure to combat antisemitism. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
April 30, 2025, 2:59 pm
Harvard releases long-awaited internal antisemitism report amid battle with Trump
The task force found that Jewish and Israeli students were frequently shunned after Oct. 7.
By Andrew Lapin
Dozens of Harvard Medical School faculty and students protested outside of the school on March 15, 2024. They were protesting an event featuring the president of the American Medical Association, over the powerful physicians' group's repeated refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
April 1, 2025, 10:51 am
Trump administration to review nearly $9 billion in Harvard funding over campus antisemitism
The administration froze $400 million in funding to Columbia last month over similar concerns.
By Grace Gilson
Dozens of Harvard Medical School faculty and students protested outside of the school on March 15, 2024. They were protesting an event featuring the president of the American Medical Association, over the powerful physicians' group's repeated refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
February 6, 2025, 11:00 am
Federal health department to investigate medical schools over pro-Palestinian graduation protests
New federal agency opens antisemitism investigations for the first time.
By Andrew Lapin
Shabbos Kestenbaum speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, July 17, 2024. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
July 18, 2024, 9:56 am
Republicans cheer Shabbos Kestenbaum, Harvard grad who is suing school over antisemitism
Kestenbaum got a hero’s welcome for helping to knock a despised liberal institution, Harvard, back on its heels.
By Ron Kampeas
A pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally held at Harvard University, October 15, 2023. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 10, 2024, 1:02 pm
Antisemitism skyrockets on Harvard’s social media after Claudine Gay’s departure
With former president stepping down amid controversies over antisemitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism, a new avalanche of hate speech has been unleashed
By Jordana Horn
Harvard by Carlos Pacheco, courtesy of flickr.com.
January 4, 2024, 9:29 am
Harvard’s president’s resignation will not end antisemitism
Her statements and lack of real effort to support Jewish students and understand the fears of our community were not enough for Harvard to take real disciplinary actions.
By Hen Mazzig
Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
January 2, 2024, 3:41 pm
Claudine Gay resigns from Harvard, weeks after contentious antisemitism hearing
Gay is the second Ivy League university president to step down following congressional testimony on campus antisemitism last month that drew intense criticism.
By Andrew Lapin
Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, and Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
December 6, 2023, 3:04 pm
Harvard, MIT and Penn presidents grilled on antisemitism at congressional hearing
Penn President Liz Magill said that whether calling for the genocide of Jews is against the university's code of conduct "is a context-dependent decision."
By Andrew Lapin
Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania have announced steps to fight antisemitism after weeks of turmoil on their campuses and others.(Wikimedia, David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Columbia University. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
November 2, 2023, 12:54 pm
Harvard, Penn, Columbia announce steps to address antisemitism
The announcements come as those schools have contended with complaints that their administrations have not taken sufficient action to protect Jewish students or condemn Hamas.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow introduces U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith at Harvard University in Boston, May 2, 2019. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
June 13, 2022, 9:55 pm
Two Ivy League presidents leave different legacies on campus Israel speech and antisemitism
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow’s announcement that he would be leaving the school came on the heels of a similar announcement in April from Columbia’s president, Lee Bollinger.
By Andrew Lapin and Caleb Guedes-Reed
A demonstrator participates in a rally in Copley Square to support Students for Fair Admissions lawsuit against Harvard University and to protest Harvard's anti-Asian discrimination in admissions. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
October 26, 2018, 2:10 pm
Is Harvard, which once capped the number of Jews, doing the same to Asians?
In 1922, Harvard's president thought the school had too many Jews.
By Ben Sales JTA
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