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Harvard University loses another $93m in federal grants

Reuters — Tue, 20 May 2025 04:22:03 +0000

The Trump administration has cut another $A93 million in funding for one of America’s most prestigious Ivy League universities. The US Department of Health and Human Services is terminating $A93 million in federal grants to Harvard University, saying the Ivy League institution failed to address antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination on campus. US President Donald […]

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Antisemitism ‘context’ at Harvard costs the school another billionaire donor

JNS — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 06:14:37 +0000

Len Blavatnik has joined a “donor revolt” following Harvard University president Claudine Gay’s testimony before Congress that it depends on context whether calling for genocide against Jews violates school policy, Bloomberg reported. Blavatnik, who holds an M.B.A. from Harvard and is Jewish, is worth $31.8 billion, making him the world’s 47th richest person, according to […]

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Bible Course online

J-Wire Staff — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:54:25 +0000

Bar-Ilan University's Zalman Shamir Department of Bible is launching its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) later this month.

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Beating the BDS Jew-haters…writes David Singer

David Singer — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 23:49:58 +0000

Recently, a group of 52 Harvard students - of all backgrounds and faiths - visited Israel for 10 days during the Harvard Israel Trek 2015.

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