Over the past few days, there has been widespread jubilation in response to Harvard's president's resignation. While it's understandable, what has truly been accomplished?
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.
As 2024 begins, the new year should bring with it new thinking to directly confront the antisemitic dangers that are so apparent now on college campuses nationwide.
In an opinion piece published by the New York Times, Claudine Gay described the investigations into her academic works as 'obsessive scrutiny.'
In a statement, Getzel Davis, Campus Rabbi for Harvard Hillel, said his organization's priority is for the university to be a "safe and inclusive environment" for all students.
Gay's tenure was the shortest in Harvard's history, the newspaper said, and followed increasing pressure for her resignation last month, after University of Pennsylvania President stepped down.
"I have monitored, with vigilance, the kinds of speech that Israel-aligned parties are calling ‘antisemitic,’” Steinberg wrote, “and it simply does not pass the sniff test.”
Ivy League schools – which include Harvard and Penn – have long and well-documented histories of antisemitism, especially Harvard.
Presidents from MIT, Harvard, and UPenn testified following a Department of Education investigation into rising antisemitic incidents since the Hamas terror attack on Israel.
Israel’s war with Hamas, more than any other conflict, exposes tensions that the West would prefer to sweep under the rug.
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