Posts Tagged: diversity equity and inclusion (DEI)

Trump Administration Freezes $2 Billion in Federal Funds for Harvard University
The Trump administration has impounded more than $2 billion in federal funding previously awarded to Harvard University over the institution's refusal to agree to a...

Yale Adopts IHRA Definition, Brown Launches New Training Program Amid Trump Campus Antisemitism Crackdown
Yale University has quietly adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, according to a new investigative report by the Yale Daily News,...

Trump Admin Pauses $1.8 Billion in Federal Funds to More Elite Universities
The Trump administration has paused nearly $1.8 billion in combined federal funding to Cornell University and Northwestern University, White House officials told multiple news outlets. Cornell...

Judge Tosses Challenge to Lawsuit Alleging Mistreatment of Jewish Professor at California College
A judge has denied a motion from the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a professor...

California College Sued for Punishing Jewish Professor Over Conversation on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A Jewish professor is suing the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco for allegedly violating her rights by punishing her because she...

Stanford Professors Call for Reform of DEI, Argue Such Programs Foster Antisemitism
Two Stanford University professors have publicly called for reforming "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) programs in higher education, arguing that they foster racial tension and...

Jewish Civil Rights Group Challenges UC Berkeley Motion to Dismiss Antisemitism Lawsuit
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Wednesday filed a legal brief challenging the University of California, Berkeley's (UC Berkeley) motion...

Critics Denounce Outgoing Cornell University President Over Praise for Pro-Hamas Demonstrators
Outgoing Cornell University president Martha Pollack, who will leave office at the end of June, was criticized this week for issuing a statement which praised...

Academic Freedom Isn’t an Excuse for Antisemitism
JNS.org - We’re living in a time when American academic institutions claim to be dedicated to eradicating prejudice. That’s supposedly the point of the pledges...

College Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Failing Jewish Students, Says New Report
Antisemitism is a blindspot for college diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies across the United States, according to a new report by StopAntisemitism, an antisemitism...