Dion J. Pierre

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Harvard University has released its long anticipated report on campus antisemitism and along with it an apology from interim president Alan Garber which acknowledged that school officials failed in key ways to address the hatred to which Jewish students were subjected following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre across southern Israel.

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19 hours agoHarvard University President Alan Garber has apologised following the release of internal reports into antisemitic and anti-Muslim prejudice at America's oldest university. The reports included testimony from students who described feeling alienated and pressured to conceal their identity from their …

2 weeks ago | algemeiner.com | Dion J. Pierre

Trump Signs Seismic Executive Order on Foreign Funding in Higher Education Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Your Message Δ US President Donald Trump has signed a seismic executive order to strengthen federal law which colleges and universities have long circumvented to avoid reporting donations they receive from illiberal foreign governments and individuals. “Protecting American educational, cultural, and national security interests requires transparency regarding foreign funds...

3 weeks ago | algemeiner.com | Dion J. Pierre

Yalies4Palestine attempted to establish a so-called “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on the Beinecke Plaza section of Yale University’s campus on Tuesday evening, prompting a quick disciplinary response from the administration. The students were told in no uncertain terms that refusing to discontinue the activity by an 11 pm deadline set by administrators would result in disciplinary sanctions, according to a report by the Yale Daily News.

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US Government Contractor, Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Iranian Spying Scheme Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Your Message Δ A resident of Great Falls, Virginia — Abouzar Rahmati, 42 — pleaded guilty on Wednesday to collecting intelligence on US infrastructure and providing it to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. “From at least December 2017 through June 2024, Rahmati worked with Iranian government officials and intelligence operatives...