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Fast Forward USC professor barred from campus is teaching remotely following dispute with pro-Palestinian protestors
John Strauss, a tenured economics professor, claims his comments have been misconstrued
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News Jewish alums donate $1 ‘and no more’ to Harvard to press for robust response to antisemitism
A new Jewish alumni group says 'a campus culture has developed in which Jews feel unsafe'
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Fast Forward NYU announces antisemitism research center as Jewish students file discrimination suit
The university said a recent “seven-figure donation” will fund the academic center, without elaborating
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News Jeff Tweedy’s son became a ‘pariah’ on his college campus after speaking up for Israel
“As long as you’re not willing to call for the destruction of the State of Israel… you’re in for some trouble as a Jewish young person or college student,” said the son of the Wilco songwriter
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Fast Forward Suspended at Columbia, pro-Palestinian protesters fill streets outside campus gates
About 200 hundred protesters chanted on Broadway from 115th to 116th streets in an authorized protest
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Opinion How the war has (and hasn’t) upended cancel culture
A review of the recent history of debate over open debate about Israel
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Fast Forward Students for Justice in Palestine suspended at George Washington University, adding to a growing trend
The suspension follows the group’s projections of anti-Israel messages on the side of a campus library
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Fast Forward Meeting a deadline, Education Department briefs Jewish groups on new efforts to combat campus antisemitism
Attendees were divided over just how aggressively the education department should prioritize antisemitism concerns
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