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An anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit was dismantled by police early Thursday, resulting in the arrests of at least eight protesters during ensuing clashes with authorities on campus. Of the eight protesters arrested, six were arrested for trespassing, one was arrested for resisting and obstructing, and one was arrested for assault and battery on a police officer, …

Harvard may be taking a step back from issuing political statements based on new policy recommendations from a university working group in the wake of controversy over its response to the Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday, Interim Harvard President Alan Garber confirmed the school will follow a report from an “Institutional Voice” faculty task force that advised not to “issue official …

The Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, hailed American college students who have protested the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, applauding that they were “standing on the right side of history.” “Dear university students in the United States of America, you are standing on the right side of history,” Khamenei wrote in a X post. The post was …

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman will receive the highest honor awarded by the top U.S. Jewish university this week, the New York City school confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. While Yeshiva University celebrates the graduation of more than 1,700 students on Wednesday, the Washington Heights institution will award Fetterman its Presidential Medallion. In a statement, the school called …

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. …

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 & …