Ivy League

US Department of Defense to cut ties with Harvard University, claims campus ‘celebrated Hamas’

Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, the Defense Department will discontinue all graduate-level professional military education, fellowships, and certificate programs.

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Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.
The Van Wickle Gates stand at the edge of the main campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., August 16, 2022.

Transcripts show Brown University gunman planned attack months in advance

Federal prosecutors released transcripts of videos in which the Brown University shooting suspect said he planned the attack months in advance, offering limited insight into motive.

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Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting - study

“While a lot of energy and focus is on protests and encampments, the next generation of global leaders isn’t taking their cues from attention-seeking demonstrations,” TAMID CEO Yoni Heilman said.

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The UCLA campus seen Nov. 19, 2025.

Federal prosecutors resign over Trump DOJ handling of UC antisemitism probe

“I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people or antisemitism,” said Dena Robinson, a Jewish and Black former senior trial attorney.

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Ivy League heads warned not to give 'yes,' 'no' answers to Congress - opinion

Several of the college presidents were prepped by law firm WilmerHale, which boasts a leading practice in Congressional investigations. Presumably, they were warned not to commit to positions.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByALLAN RIPP
Harvard University President Claudine Gay testifies before a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2023.

Over 70 US lawmakers demand removal of Ivy League presidents

Representatives from the schools did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the letter.

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Students fly an aerial banner that reads "Harvard hates Jews" over the campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, December 7

Ivory tower disgrace - editorial

Asked whether calls on campus for the genocide of the Jewish people and the destruction of Israel constitute harassment or bullying of Jewish students, the three learned presidents said it depends.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Harvard University President Claudine Gay testifies before a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2023.

Yad Vashem chairman speaks out against genocidal calls on college campuses

The statement specifically criticizes the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and UPenn for their alarming indifference.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan speaking at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5, 2023.

Ivy League heads: Calls for genocide on Jews are context-dependent

When New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik asked if “calling for the genocide of Jews” is against the universities’ respective codes of conduct, all three presidents said the answer depends.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2023.

Yale paper apologizes for 'correction' on story about Hamas rape

In fact, as the paper acknowledged this week, by the time that note was added, several credible news organizations had confirmed that both rape and beheading had taken place.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut November 12, 2015.

Harvard, Penn, Columbia announce steps to address antisemitism following campus turmoil

At Cornell University, another Ivy League school, a junior was recently arrested for threatening to kill Jewish students.

NOVEMBER 2, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Pro-Israel students take part in a protest in support of Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at Columbia University in New York City, US, October 12, 2023.