Study: Community Engagement Motivates Haredim to Pursue Higher Academic Education

93.8% of Haredi students at The Jerusalem College of Technology described having a positive experience in volunteer programs.

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Inoculate Against ‘Plague of Illiberalism on College Campuses’

45% of students believe blocking other students from attending a speech is acceptable.

TAU Researcher Uses Existing Wireless Communication to Monitor Meteorological Phenomena

"The technology we developed enables processing and analyzing the big data collected by these existing communication networks for other purposes."

Black Colleges Join US Jews in Fighting Antisemitism

Antisemitism Education Initiative grants are among several programs and projects that AEN is supporting through its Improving the Campus Climate Initiative (ICCI).

Columbia Israeli Professor Offers Detailed Record of his Witch Hunt

“Not only have I not ever gone after any specific student, I’ve only focused on organizations that support terror and not based on any other thing.”

Heritage Foundation ‘Seizing the Moment to Defeat DEI’

The successful campaign to oust the presidents of Harvard and U of Pennsylvania showed a window of opportunity has opened in the struggle against DEI.

TAU Study: Viruses Choose Whether to Become Nasty

Bacteria-targeting viruses improve their decision making by coopting the defense systems built against them.

Arizona to Empower Students’ Appeals of Politically Biased Bad Grades

The legislation harkens to an event in Arizona State University in Tempe, featuring conservatives Charlie Kirk, Dennis Prager, and Robert Kiyosaki.

Ed Department Starts Title VI Investigations into Five More Colleges

They all face charges of discrimination; at one school, “globalize the intifada” was projected onto a building by Students for Justice in Palestine.

US Office for Civil Rights Investigating UC Berkeley following Attack on Israeli Speaker

Several Jewish students complained to campus police of physical and verbal abuse, and not all the 200 attackers were Berkeley students.

Rep. Foxx: Harvard Failed to Comply in Good Faith with Committee Subpoena

The committee can now submit a complaint to the US Attorney, or file a lawsuit.

Texas Tech Suspends Professor over Antisemitism following Gaza War

The school’s Office of Equal Opportunity is investigating whether Fúnez-Flores made similar comments in the classroom.

Jewish Philanthropist Gives $1 Billion to Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Ruth Gottesman, who is part of a prominent Jewish family that has donated to many organizations, including Yeshiva University, is supporting students at YU's former medical school.

Oslo University Severs Ties with Haifa University Over Oct. 7 War with Gaza

U Haifa Pres. Prof. Ron Rubin: "I call on the members of the board to withdraw - in their own interest - from their delusional decision."

TAU Study Says Exposure to UV Radiation May Improve Fertility in Middle Aged Women

Particularly interesting is the absence of this effect among younger women in their 20s.

MIT, Stanford, Brown Restrict and Punish Protesting Students

Some of the students who violated the law were not US citizens, and their suspension would have led to deportation.

Yael Foundation Hosts Jewish Educators from 5 Continents Amidst Escalating Global Antisemitism

This year the Yael Foundation will introduce the 'Yael Foundation for Educational Excellence' award.

SWU Legal Justice Center Files Civil Rights Complaint over Antisemitism at Vermont’s Middlebury College

"Unfortunately, it appears that administrators at Middlebury College are more concerned with denying that the problem exists than with addressing it.”

TAU Researchers Prevent Memory Deterioration in Animal Model of Alzheimer’s

The researchers discovered the potential for early detection of Alzheimer’s during sleep or anesthesia between 10-20 years before the onset of dementia symptoms.

Leeds University’s Jewish Chaplain Moved Off Campus Following Threats

“Such attacks on any individual are unacceptable and will not be tolerated from members of the public or our university community,” the university stated.

Jewish Fraternity Shuts Down Ann Arbor Chapter for Beating and Kicking Pledgers

The hazing incident included a cohort of pledges who sat on the ground, enduring blows and kicks from fraternity members.

U of Haifa Study: AI May Become Hotbed for Terrorist Activity

Very little attention has been devoted to exploring how terrorists can use AI to spread hate and propaganda, and influence vulnerable individuals.

New York City Jewish Day School Marks Jewish Disability Awareness Month

Decades of research studies have shown that early intervention can make a tremendous impact on the education of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and learning disabilities.

Utah Joins Texas, Florida, in Banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Educational Programs

The bill forbids state education institutions from ordering their staff to sign any diversity statement.

Jewish Advocacy Groups Ask US Office of Civil Rights to Guide Universities on Dealing...

"Without a clear administrative response from the Office for Civil Rights, Jewish and Israeli students will continue to be discriminated against and deprived of their federal rights."

FSU Suspends Pro-Hamas Group for Disrupting Board Meeting

SDS has until Saturday to appeal the decision to oust them from every official FSU event.

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