QatarQatar is the top foreign funder of American universities according to new dataCornell University is the top recipient of Doha cash, but the school’s president denies that it has any influence on the institutionBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Higher EducationSoas accused of breaching free speech rules over requirements for Israeli professorsA conference hosted by the university demands academics from institutions built on land ‘appropriated from Indigenous peoples’ to acknowledge its ‘traditional owners’By Hannah Sugars2 min read
GazaPriti Patel warns of 'serious security implications' following government's u-turn on Gazan student familiesThe evacuation of dependants will now be supported ‘on a case-by-case basis’, the Home Office confirmedBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
UniversitiesForty Gazan students to come to the UK to study in government-backed scholarship schemeThe group will be transferred via a third country and will require Israeli permission to make the tripBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Higher EducationAmerican Association of Geographers members call for boycott of IsraelThe group has faced calls to participate in the growing academic boycott of IsraelBy JC Reporter1 min read
Columbia universityColumbia president tried to remove Jewish ‘mole’ on university boardNewly published emails show that Claire Shipman downplayed concerns about campus antisemitism and called for the dismissal of one of the institution’s ‘most outspoken Jewish advocates’By Andrew Bernard1 min read
US PoliticsUS suspends student visa applications over college antisemitism probeThe pause will allow the Trump administration to set up procedures to vet candidates’ social media activityBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Trump administration blocks Harvard from enroling international students amid antisemitism probeHomeland security secretary Kristi Noem said the decision was linked to the college’s ‘failure to comply’ with the administration’s demandsBy Andrew Bernard1 min read||May 23, 2025 09:12
Harvard releases long-awaited report into campus antisemitismRepublican lawmakers dubbed the findings ‘scathing’ and called them evidence of ‘deep-rooted, dangerous and rampant antisemitism’ at the collegeBy Andrew Bernard2 min read||April 30, 2025 16:17
Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Naftali Bennett talk at PrincetonThe incident follows the suspension of federal funding to the university in connection with allegations of antisemitism at similar demonstrations last yearBy Izzy Salant2 min read||April 10, 2025 16:22
Two US universities have funding frozen over alleged civil rights violationsThe move comes after other institutions received similar suspensions in connection with an Education Department investigation into campus antisemitismBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||April 9, 2025 16:29
Harvard to borrow $750 million after federal funding freeze over antisemitism claimsThe Trump administration is reviewing around $9 billion in grants to the university in connection with an investigation into alleged Jew-hatred on campusBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||April 8, 2025 14:47
Princeton University says federal grants have been frozen amid antisemitism probeThe move follows the suspension of funds to other high-profile institutions follow pro-Palestine campus protests last yearBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 2, 2025 14:26
Universities spend ‘at least £1m’ dealing with Gaza encampmentsJC uncovers the bill for cash-strapped colleges, with one London campus alone spending over £400,000By Jane Prinsley7 min read||August 22, 2024 14:02
LSJS degree students now eligible for government loansThe 160-year-old institution has been approved by the regulatory body for higher educationBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||August 13, 2024 15:56
