April 29, 2025 Students and faculty demand Columbia University stand up to federal government (NBC) Published by NBC on 4/28/2025 Columbia University students, faculty, staff and alumni launched a “speak out” Monday to criticize school leaders for bowing to the Trump administration’s demands after it pulled $400 million in federal funding from the campus. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and alumni were taking part in the 25-hour event that organizers […] Media Coverage
April 29, 2025 Columbia janitors sue pro-Palestinian protesters who ‘held them hostage’ – report (Jerusalem Post) Published by The Jerusalem Post on 4/27/2025 Two Columbia University janitors claiming to have been held hostage during campus protests last year are suing their alleged captors for battery, assault, and conspiracy to violate their civil rights, the Free Press reported on Saturday. The lawsuit, filed by Torridon Law and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human […] Media Coverage
April 29, 2025 ‘Reminiscent of the KKK’: Columbia Janitors Sue Protesters Who Took Over Hamilton Hall (Free Press) Published by The Free Press on 4/26/2025 The Columbia University janitors who were held hostage during the violent takeover of a campus building last spring are suing their alleged captors for battery, assault, and conspiracy to violate their civil rights, according to a copy of the suit reviewed exclusively by The Free Press. The lawsuit was […] Media Coverage
April 28, 2025 Failure to grasp antisemitism is crippling Pennsylvania’s response to the world’s oldest hate (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer by Kenneth Marcus on 4/28/2025 Every state in the U.S. must adopt the same, universal definition of antisemitism. Until we do, authorities and courts will not be able to hold perpetrators accountable. Despite the evidence, Pennsylvania authorities are still unsure as to whether to charge Cody Balmer, the man who police […] Media Coverage
April 24, 2025 Campus protests fizzle out in 2025 (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 4/24/2025 or a brief moment, it looked like 2024 all over again: Tents were erected at Yale University’s central plaza on Tuesday night, with anti-Israel activists hoping to loudly protest the visit of far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to campus. Videos of students in keffiyehs, shouting protest slogans, […] Media Coverage
April 23, 2025 Harvard sues the Trump administration in escalating confrontation (Washington Post) Published by The Washington Post on 4/22/2025 Harvard University sued the Trump administration in federal court Monday, the latest move in the escalating feud between the nation’s wealthiest school and the White House. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against multiple federal agencies, seeks to block the Trump administration from withholding federal […] Media Coverage
April 23, 2025 Harvard Plans to Use Trump’s Haste Against Him as It Fights Funding Cut (NYT) Published by The New York Times on 4/22/2025 In the three months since President Trump returned to power, his administration has prized speed and shock value. Harvard University is wagering that White House strategy could be used against it. The 51-page lawsuit the university filed on Monday, intended to fight the administration’s freeze of billions in federal […] Media Coverage
April 17, 2025 Can Harvard, Up Against an Antagonistic President, Go It Alone and Set a Precedent for Other Ivies To Follow? (The NY Sun) Published by The New York Sun on 4/16/2025 The fiscal and political quandary facing Harvard is about as dire as it comes. Some $2.2 billion in federal funds have been frozen, and another $7 billion more is on the line. An adversarial president is threatening its non-profit status, calling it “a Political Entity.” The very […] Media Coverage
April 17, 2025 Harvard finds Trump’s funding freeze is real and immediate as extraordinary confrontation continues (Boston Globe) Published by The Boston Globe on 4/15/2025 As Harvard University prepares for a titanic showdown with the Trump administration over its academic independence, the president on Tuesday threatened the school’s tax exempt status while the first effects of a $2 billion freeze in federal funding began to be felt on campus. Others also argued that […] Media Coverage
April 17, 2025 Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump (NYT) Published by The New York Times on 4/15/2025 Late last week, officials at Harvard University were trying to decipher what the Trump administration wanted the school to do to combat antisemitism. The government had made some straightforward demands, like requiring the school to ban masks, which are often favored by protesters. But other demands seemed […] Media Coverage