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Tensions arising from an anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit forced the school to announce on Tuesday that classes would be held remotely until further notice. Protesters set up the encampment on campus last week to demand the university’s divestment from the Jewish state. “Due to an ongoing public safety issue, Wayne State University will transition to remote …

NEW YORK CITY – Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger is sounding the alarm about the “anti-civilization element” of the anti-Israel protests that have erupted across the country in recent weeks. Shellenberger, who is known for his work on the “Twitter Files” that revealed behind-the-scenes machinations on various major stories at the social media giant, spoke earlier this month at the Dissident …

Ethan Chapin’s dreams were buried on the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, but seeds of a brighter future are now in the palms of dozens of young people looking to achieve their own. Ethan’s Smile, the charitable foundation that Chapin’s family set up in his memory, doled out 33 scholarships last week after a “bittersweet” ceremony, his mother says. The …

“Shark Tank” host and business leader Kevin O’Leary railed against the Biden administration’s latest round of student debt handouts after the White House announced it would relieve debt for more than 160,000 borrowers. “I hate this, I really, really hate this,” O’Leary said Wednesday on “The Story.” “This is a very difficult pillto swallow for people that understand when you …

Police once again clashed with protesters at the University of California Los Angeles as anti-Israel demonstrations returned to campus. Anti-Israel protesters rebuilt an encampment on the college grounds on Thursday, occupying space around Kerckhoff Patio. Protesters erected wooden barriers and blocked access to a small portion of the campus. Officials warned demonstrators to clear the “unlawful assembly” but were rebuked. …

JERUSALEM – A group of American Jewish students who have experienced some of the worst antisemitism on their college campuses in recent months arrived in Israel on Monday to hear firsthand about the brutal terror attack carried out by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 and brainstorm together ways to combat anti-Jewish and anti-Israel activities at their universities. “It is important …

The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors on Thursday voted for a new policy that repeals previous diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mandates for the state’s public universities. At least two protesters were arrested after the vote, as a crowd of approximately 50 students and other demonstrators gathered outside the UNC System office in Raleigh, the News & …

Members of Congress are preparing to grill “morally bankrupt administrators” from Northwestern, UCLA and Rutgers Thursday regarding their handling of campus antisemitism that has swept the nation’s colleges. “Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA negotiated with pro-Hamas terrorist encampments, bent the knee to the radical antisemitic mob and surrendered their campuses to illegal antisemitic encampments while repeatedly ignoring the harassment and violence …

During his commencement address this month at my alma mater, Ohio State, Chris Pan admitted that he took psychedelic drugs to prepare his remarks. Watching the unhinged reaction to average commencement speeches across the country, he’s not the only one with an altered state of consciousness. Achange.orgpetition calls for firing devout Catholic Harrison Butker for delivering a Catholic commencement speech …

Utah Republican Rep. Burgess Owens cornered Northwestern University President Michael Schill on the eye-popping sum in donations the elite school has reportedly received from Qatar amid a fiery exchange during a House hearing. “Do you think it’d be a good idea for the University of Northwestern to partner with a government that harbors terrorist Hamas, and Iranian operatives who fund …