Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
Over 1,000 Jewish students, faculty, and activists amassed in Washington, DC on July 27-29 to attend the Israel on Campus Coalition's annual National Leadership Summit...
Canadian Woman Sentenced for Joining ISIS, Becomes First Person Convicted for ‘Family Support’ Role as a Spouse
A court in Quebec, Canada has sentenced a woman who absconded to Syria in 2014 to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...
Columbia University Settles Antisemitism Claims for $200 Million, Pledges Reforms
Columbia University has agreed to pay over $200 million to settle claims that it exposed Jewish students, faculty, and staff to antisemitic discrimination and harassment...
‘The Existence of a Malady Is Not in Question’: Scholars Spar Over Fate of Israel Studies in America
An academic group of Israeli and international scholars is claiming that the field of Israel Studies is faring far better than depicted in a recent...
Columbia University Suspends, Expels, Revokes Degrees of Pro-Hamas Activists Who Seized Butler Library
Columbia University has imposed severe disciplinary sanctions — including degree revocation — on upwards of 70 students who perpetrated an illegal seizure of campus property...
Jewish Groups Applaud Major Teachers’ Union’s Rejection of ADL Ban
Jewish groups this week commended the National Education Association (NEA) teachers union for refusing to adopt as policy a ban on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)...
Harvard Sued in Another Antisemitism Lawsuit
Harvard University is at the center of another federal lawsuit alleging that school officials, including its private law enforcement agency, exposed a Jewish student to...
Israel Studies Under Attack at US Universities, New Report Finds
Israel Studies as an interdisciplinary field is in danger of being crowded out of American higher education by infectious ideologies which are having success in...
US Government Investigates George Mason University Over DEI Reverse Racism Claims
Arlington, Virginia —The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether George Mason University (GMU), located in the Northern Virginia region, based its...
Antisemitic Incidents on Campus Spike to Record High Even as Assaults, Vandalism Decrease, New Data Shows
New data on antisemitic incidents on college campuses released on Thursday by Hillel International paints a picture of the Jewish higher education experience that is...
US Federal Judge Allows Antisemitism Lawsuit to Proceed Against Powerful Lawyers Union
A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that an antisemitism lawsuit accusing the powerful Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) union can continue over the...
‘Half Human’: Antisemitism Rampant in Ontario Public Schools, New Canadian Report Says
Antisemitism has been rampant in public schools of the Canadian province of Ontario since the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, massacre across southern...
Columbia University Pledges New Campus Antisemitism Reforms
Columbia University will enact a series of reforms to address campus antisemitism, interim president Claire Shipman announced on Tuesday as the institution nears a deal...
‘Fine Scholar’: UC Berkeley Chancellor Praises Professor Who Expressed Solidarity With Oct. 7 Attacks
The chancellor of University of California, Berkeley described a professor who cheered the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre across southern Israel as a "fine scholar" during...
