Posts Tagged: Harvard University
Four Israeli Universities Ranked Among Top 50 in World for Graduating VC-Backed Founders
Tel Aviv University placed among the top 10 global academic institutions in PitchBook’s 2021 ranking of undergraduate programs yielding the most venture capital-backed founders, one...
Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shot Reduces Hospitalizations by 93%, Mortality by 81%: Israel-US Study
The Pfizer/BioNTech booster vaccine shot has been found to be effective in protecting individuals against severe COVID-19-related hospitalization and death, compared to receiving only two...
Cornel West Again Blames Israel Views for Harvard Tenure Denial, as Jewish Student Leaders Call Petition ‘Absurd’ and ‘Harmful’
Student representatives of Jewish and pro-Israel groups at Harvard University said they were “deeply hurt” by a petition drive in support of outspoken academic Cornel...
Head of Harvard University Hillel Blasts Student Petition Supporting Academic Cornel West as ‘Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Theory’
The head of the Harvard University Hillel strongly criticized a petition in support of prominent Harvard professor Cornel West that echoes the scholar's claims that...
Palestinian Ambassador Draws Harvard Invite Despite a Sketchy Record on Antisemitism
Husam Zomlot has tried to explain away a comment denying the Holocaust, rationalized the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s policy of paying families of terrorists, and minimized...
New ‘Anti-Zionist Jewish Organization’ at Harvard Sparks Controversy
A new “anti-Zionist” organization at Harvard University sparked controversy on Thursday after it used a Harvard Hillel email list to announce its founding, offending many...
Jewish Alumna Sues Harvard Club After Instructor Allegedly Assaulted, Insulted Her
A Jewish alumna of Harvard University says she was physically attacked by a male faculty member while attending a lecture at the Harvard Club of...
Ex-US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Claims Netanyahu Often Deceived, ‘Played’ Trump
Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a panel at Harvard University this week that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often misled President Donald...
Jewish Students at Harvard University Voice Concerns Over Campus ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’
Multiple Jewish students at Harvard University have raised concerns over the divisive nature of ongoing "Israeli Apartheid Week" (IAW) programming on campus, which the school's Undergraduate...
Florida Lieutenant Governor Candidate Blasted for College Comment to Jewish Students
JNS.org - The Democratic candidate for Florida lieutenant governor, Chris King, claimed that he lost his campaign to be president of Harvard University’s undergraduate council, part...
Hamas Supporter to Receive Award From Harvard Student Group
He has publicly endorsed Hamas, and secretly schemed with Hamas' supporters to thwart US-led peace efforts in the Middle East. Now Nihad Awad is preparing for a prestigious lecture at Harvard University on...
Alan Dershowitz Joined by Prominent Academics in Railing Against ‘Hypocrisy’ of BDS Intellectual Leader Cornel West for Statement on ‘Truth-Seeking, Freedom of Thought’
The co-signing of a statement calling for “truth-seeking and freedom of thought” by a well-known BDS proponent elicited harsh reactions from academics, who said they...
CNN Panel Discusses Influence of Jared Kushner’s Shabbat Observance on Father-in-Law President Donald Trump’s Behavior
The influence of Jared Kushner’s Shabbat observance on his father-in-law President Donald Trump’s behavior was the subject of a brief discussion earlier this week by...
American-Jewish Economist Shares Nobel Prize With Finnish-Born MIT Professor
American-Jewish economist Oliver Hart, a professor at Harvard University, and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland, a professor of economics and management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...
