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London

SOAS expels student involved in Gaza encampment following harassment allegation

Haya Adam vowed to continue to fight for her ‘Palestinian brothers and sisters by any means necessary’

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Haya Adam had previously been suspended by the London University (Photo: Instagram)

new zealand

Kiwi musical college sparks confusion with ‘we love NZSM’ tweet

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Worries have arisen that the report conflates pro-Palestine protests at universities with antisemitism (Image: Getty)

Australia

Australia tells universities they will face cuts if they fail to tackle antisemitism

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Columbia university

Columbia University agrees to $221m settlement in federal antisemitism probe

By Aaron Bandler

1 min read

The Free University of Berlin (FU) will have to answer questions in court (Image: Getty)

Antisemitism

Jewish student to sue Berlin university after hate attack left him with brain haemorrhage

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Academia

Anti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warns

By Amelie Botbol

3 min read

Columbia university

Columbia president tried to remove Jewish ‘mole’ on university board

By Andrew Bernard

1 min read

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By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Qatari money, priorities and interests are now woven into many US universities

Universities must reconsider their values, for the sake of America’s future

2 min read

June 19, 2025 10:16

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigan's Board of Regents on the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

US suspends student visa applications over college antisemitism probe

The pause will allow the Trump administration to set up procedures to vet candidates’ social media activity

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 28, 2025 09:52

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has paused new applications for student visas ahead of the rollout of new social media vetting standards (Image: Getty)

Calls for inquiry as UK universities branded ‘hubs of hate’ for Jewish students

Peers demand action over ‘institutional failure’ to protect Jewish students on campus

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

May 7, 2025 14:10

A student highlighting kidnapped Israelis still being held in Gaza stands next to an encampment of anti-Israel students at Manchester University on 8 May, 2024. (Photo via Getty Images)

Jewish student house plans security fence due to ‘huge surge’ in antisemitism

Hillel House in Birmingham submits planning application after incidents on campuses nationwide

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

May 7, 2025 09:11

Hillel House in Edgbaston outside Birmingham (Photo: Hillel Facebook)

St Andrews rector who accused Israel of ‘genocidal attacks’ in October 2023 wins appeal

The university’s Chancellor ruled in favour of Stella Maris, who was removed from her position on governing body in the wake of her comments

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

May 6, 2025 16:00

Stella Maris, rector of the University of St Andrews (Image: University of St Andrews)

Masked Gaza activists light fires and occupy building on University of Washington campus

Dozens of activists arrested after Monday night protests

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

May 6, 2025 10:26

Some of the activists who took part in the University of Washington protest (Image: YouTube)

Student hijacks Cambridge graduation, accuses university of ‘genocide complicity’

Officials clear ceremony after Palestinian flag-waving activist breaks current injunction on protest

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

May 5, 2025 10:57

A student graduating from Cambridge University was reportedly threatened with police action after she interrupted a graduation ceremony on Saturday to accuse the institution of “complicity” in “genocide in Gaza.” (Photo via Getty Images)

Harvard releases long-awaited report into campus antisemitism

Republican lawmakers dubbed the findings ‘scathing’ and called them evidence of ‘deep-rooted, dangerous and rampant antisemitism’ at the college

By Andrew Bernard

2 min read

April 30, 2025 16:17

Harvard University has released a long-awaited report into allegations of antisemitism on its campus (Pictured: Students leaving the university estate in April 2025; Image: Getty)

Cambridge University investigates senior researcher who dubbed Chief Rabbi ‘Israeli Nazi’ and called October 7 ‘an act of resistance’

Edward Tomasz Napierała, a senior research software engineer, also called antisemitism a ‘fake problem’

By Imogen Garfinkel

4 min read

April 30, 2025 15:11

Edward Tomasz Napierała, a senior research software engineer at the university, compared the October 7 attacks to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on his X account. (Pictured: Student walks across quad at Cambridge University; Image: Getty)

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Universities

SOAS expels student involved in Gaza encampment following harassment allegation

Kiwi musical college sparks confusion with ‘we love NZSM’ tweet

Australia tells universities they will face cuts if they fail to tackle antisemitism

Columbia University agrees to $221m settlement in federal antisemitism probe

Jewish student to sue Berlin university after hate attack left him with brain haemorrhage

Anti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warns

Columbia president tried to remove Jewish ‘mole’ on university board

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