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Brown University’s Jewish president turns down Trump’s ‘Compact’ deal for campuses
Like MIT’s president, Paxson is Jewish and has cultivated the support of her campus’ Jewish community even amid concerns about the handling of pro-Palestinian student protests last year.
MIT’s Jewish president rejects Trump’s offer of ‘priority’ funding in exchange for policy changes
Two Jewish students sue MIT, tenured professor for antisemitic harassment, doxing
MIT class president dedicates graduation speech to Palestine, calls for arms embargo
Breaking the mold: The story of Israel Prize recipient Yonina Eldar - interview
Breaking the mold comes intuitively to Yonina Eldar, a prominent Israeli professor of electrical engineering.
MIT conference cancels talk on PFLP terrorist after participants threaten to withdraw
Speakers at the conference reportedly withdrew over a lecture by activist Susan Abulhawa on "Following in the Footsteps of [PFLP spokesman] Ghassan Kanafani."
Ben-Gurion University launches first Israeli urban research lab in partnership with MIT
New research facility joins MIT's global City Science Network to tackle urban challenges through advanced technology and data-driven solutions, with focus on desert cities.
Algorithms could help improve judicial decisions, say MIT economists
AI algorithms could help fix systemic biases in court decisions, the study suggests.
From silk to silence: MIT unveils lightweight fabric that can tackle noise pollution
US researchers engineered a fabric as thin as a human hair to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient way to reduce noise transmission.
Police dismantles pro-Palestine encampments and arrests dozens at Penn and MIT
MIT and Penn experienced crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests, sparking debates on campus safety and free speech, amid escalating tensions over Gaza across US universities.
Harvard, MIT: Among the worst for Jewish students, face highest antisemitism rates
The Report Card is part of ADL’s recently launched Not On My Campus campaign, calling on US colleges and universities to commit to no tolerance for antisemitism.
Israeli-born celebrity professor Neri Oxman accused of plagiarism
The Israeli-born Neri Oxman, a tenured professor at MIT and a celebrity in the academic world, was reported to have plagiarized content in her academic writing, Business Insider reported on Saturday.
Austrian university severs ties with Harvard over antisemitism concerns
Presidents from MIT, Harvard, and UPenn testified following a Department of Education investigation into rising antisemitic incidents since the Hamas terror attack on Israel.
MIT joins Harvard and Penn on list of schools facing federal civil rights investigations
None of the schools that responded to requests for comment would say whether their investigations were related to antisemitism.
US universities are teaching their students to be antisemitic - opinion
Like many interactions during the hearing, the vast distance between non-campus and campus, between “town and gown,” was clear. Ideological diversity is simply not a campus value.
