Dozens of graduating students walked out of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) on Saturday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin took the stage to deliver a commencement address. Video of the Saturday morning incident shows throngs of graduates getting up from their seats and leaving the Greater Richmond Convention Center as the Republican governor began talking. A few could be heard cheering the …
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Some of the country’s top graduating high school seniors are reconsidering leading universities amid backlash over far-left protests as administrators do little to counter radical student and faculty groups who dominate headlines, campus discourse and even swaths of physical space. “There’s a feeling of anxiety and concern, whether they need to withdraw,” said Adam Nguyen, a college admissions specialist and …
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A teenage anti-Israel agitator who police say defaced aWorld War Imemorial in New York City earlier this week has been arrested and charged, the NYPD says. The 16-year-old boy is accused of defacing the 107th United States Infantry monument, located along Central Park on the Upper East Side, by spray-painting “Gaza” in red across the base of the structure. NYPD …
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FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans demanded on Thursday evening an investigation into the tax-exempt status of several organizations that have supported various anti-Israel and antisemitic protests at universities across the country. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel in a letter to probe the Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation (AJP), the Tides …
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Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders on Friday, demanding answers on an agreement reached with anti-Israel agitators. In the letter, Foxx announces her committee has opened an investigation into the university’s “response to antisemitism and its failure to protect Jewish students.” She demands documents and communications …
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The University of Pennsylvania tells Fox News Digital on Friday that 33 people have been arrested this morning during the dismantling of an anti-Israel encampment on its Philadelphia campus. “At approximately 5:30am this morning, Penn Police, with support from the Philadelphia Police Department, took steps to remove the unauthorized encampment on College Green,” a spokesperson said. “Protesters were given multiple …
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Two universities have decided to rescind United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement invitations because of student and faculty opposition to the Israel-Hamas war. Xavier University of Louisiana, a Catholic HBCU, said the “regrettable” decision was made in coordination with Thomas-Greenfield’s team to avoid commencement disruptions. “In recent days, we have heard the voices of a number of students and others …
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A Stanford University Ph.D. student who testified before Congress on the rise of antisemitism on college campuses likened anti-Israel protesters who have set up an encampment on campus to children and the school to parents who refuse to dole out proper discipline. Kevin Feigelis, 30, who is studying artificial intelligence at the northern California campus, said anti-Israel agitators have disrupted …
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Northwestern University near Chicago has rewarded anti-Israel protesters by striking a heavily criticized deal reached between the two groups that has now come under congressional scrutiny, critics have said. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders on Friday, demanding answers on an agreement reached with anti-Israel agitators …
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The campus police chief at Arizona State University has been placed on leave for his alleged actions during anti-Israel protests. Michael Thompson was put on administrative leave as university officials review complaints filed against him stemming from April 26 and 27, the school told Fox News Digital in a statement. “ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson has been placed on paid …
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