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As Qatar tops foreign funding, Trump admin. ramps up probe of ‘malign’ influence at US universities
Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to universities over issues such as pro-Palestinian protests against the war in Gaza, transgender policies, and climate initiatives.
Police probe possible link between MIT professor's killing and Brown University shooting - report
Israel examining possibility Iran involved in murder of nuclear scientist in US - report
MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro killed inside Brookline home
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.
Jewish groups confront new questions: What counts as calling for genocide?
Swift and widespread outrage followed the hearing, leading to the resignation of Penn’s president and placing pressure on the other two leaders.
The struggle for justice for Jewish students on college campuses - opinion
When it comes to protecting marginalized students on campus, it seems some groups are "more equal than others," the author writes.
