Harvard University dismissed two faculty members of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies in March after the CMES faced accusations of ideological bias and antisemitism regarding teaching on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Thousands of Jewish professors, university staff and students around the country signed a letter condemning the federal government for using antisemitism and a guise to prosecute pro-Palestinian advocacy.
The results of a campus-wide divestment referendum survey were nullified Monday due to “security and technological issues,” according to an announcement from Boston University Student Government.
The documentary “No Other Land” remains without a U.S. distributor or streaming platform — making its screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre a rare opportunity for American audiences.
The Boston University Student Government passed a referendum bill Monday allowing students to vote on three questions regarding University disclosure, divestment and reinvestment of funds to companies involved in Middle Eastern conflicts.
Around 25 protesters gathered Tuesday night in support of Israel outside a Brookline Town Hall meeting, where the Town Meeting Members Association, the legislative branch of Brookline, plan to vote on a ceasefire resolution.
The number of civil complaints and lawsuits filed against college administrations in Boston have spiked this year, raising concerns surrounding the jeopardization of free speech on campuses.
A turbulent year of student protests in response to the war in Gaza has culminated in several demonstrations at college commencement ceremonies across Greater Boston.
Arrests at Emerson College on Thursday have shaken the student body and neighboring Boston colleges after police swarmed an encampment organized by students and community members in solidarity with Palestine.
The first day of Passover happened rather unceremoniously in the 2 Boylston St. alley. Grape juice and paper seder plates bordered a dinner table thrown together with copies of Emerson College’s student newspaper, sprawled long across the brick ground.
Boston City Council did not pass, nor discuss, a cease-fire resolution during Wednesday’s meeting, spurring questions as neighboring cities pass resolutions while Boston stays silent.
