Tag: Cornell University

A Timeline of How the Israel-Hamas War Has Roiled College Campuses

Since Oct. 7, there have been dueling protests, calls for the ouster of school leaders and threats from angry donors.

Lawmakers Propose Revoking Hefty Tax Breaks for Columbia and N.Y.U.

Under the plan, the universities, which do not pay property taxes, would have to make payments to the City University of New York.

U.S. Investigates Colleges for Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints

Columbia, Cooper Union, Cornell and University of Pennsylvania were among half a dozen universities under investigation for harassment complaints on campus.

After Antisemitic Attacks, Colleges Debate What Kind of Speech Is Out of Bounds

Pro-Palestinian students say that they are speaking up for an oppressed people, but critics say that their rhetoric is deeply offensive.

The Problem of Campus Speech Is Even Harder Than You Think

As a principle of academic debate, speech should be presumptively allowed. The details of achieving that may get messy, but that goal is fundamental.