Donors, Alumni Helped Take Down an Ivy League President. Is This a Moment or a Movement?

[ad_1] The recent resignation of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was a rarity in higher education—outside forces had stormed up the ivory tower and dethroned a leader. It was…

The Race Is On to Hire Interns for 2025. Really.

[ad_1] Companies in finance and accounting are now recruiting for interns nearly 18 months before college students would be expected to start. [ad_2] Source link

Opinion | An Antisemitic Occupation of Harvard’s Widener Library

[ad_1] Claudine Gay promised to prevent ‘disruptions of the classroom experience.’ How’s that working out? [ad_2] Source link

House Condemns Campus Antisemitism Testimony of Penn, Harvard, MIT Presidents  

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 13, 2023 9:51 pm ET The House voted Wednesday to condemn the testimony of the three university presidents whose comments on campus antisemitism last week sparked calls…

Bill Ackman’s Clash With Harvard Over Stock Gift Reveals the Messy World of Big Donations

[ad_1] Prestigious universities are learning the costs of the big gifts they receive from prominent donors.  The strings that fund managers Bill Ackman and Ross Stevens attached to sizable donations…

Harvard Facing Pressure to Remove—and to Keep—President  

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 11, 2023 9:54 pm ET Pressure continued to mount Monday on Harvard University President Claudine Gay, with critics calling for her resignation following comments she made last…

The Politics of Campus Free Speech Draw Scrutiny

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 9, 2023 6:25 pm ET Appearing before a House committee examining antisemitism, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill acknowledged that calls for genocide to the Jewish people…

University of Pennsylvania President Resigns Amid Furor Over Comments on Antisemitism on Campus

[ad_1] University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned Saturday, capping a tumultuous week at the Ivy League school stemming from statements she made about antisemitism at a congressional hearing Tuesday.…

Pennsylvania Governor Rebukes Penn President Over Testimony on Antisemitism

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 6, 2023 5:46 pm ET Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill’s congressional testimony about campus antisemitism a “failure of leadership.” Lawmakers grilled…