Harvard early applications are down 17% from last year amid antisemitism row

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The campus of Harvard Business School and Harvard University.

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Kanye West's Yeezy reveals its first shoe since Adidas dropped him over his antisemitic remarks

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Ye made the anouncment in a post on X.

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Bill Ackman's antisemitism crusade has earned him a new fan — Elon Musk

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Bill Ackman (left) and Elon Musk (right).

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These 125 Democrats voted against a resolution declaring that the presidents of Harvard and MIT should resign after recent antisemitism testimony

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Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York speaks during a hearing on campus antisemitism on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2023.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York speaks during a hearing on campus antisemitism on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2023.

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A big part of a university president's job is fundraising. That might be why Harvard's got to stay and Penn's had to go.

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Harvard president Claudine Gay (L) and Penn president Liz Magill (R) were criticized for their testimony during a congressional hearing on antisemitism on campus. Magill resigned last weekend.

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Read Harvard's statement saying that president Claudine Gay is the 'right leader' for the university as it faces continued accusations of failing to condemn antisemitism on campus

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Harvard president Claudine Gay

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Harvard says that president Claudine Gay is staying in post, despite huge backlash over her hesitance to denounce calls for the 'genocide of Jews'

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Harvard president Claudine Gay (L) and Penn president Liz Magill (R) have been heavily criticized for their testimony during a congressional hearing on antisemitism on campus

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US synagogues face skyrocketing security costs. Rabbis call it an 'antisemitism tax.'

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Synagogues are paying more for security amid a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents.

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Larry Summers says the ongoing turmoil about antisemitism at Harvard is as serious a reckoning as the Vietnam War

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Lawrence H. Summers (left) and Claudine Gay (right).
Former Harvard president Lawrence H. Summers (left) and current Harvard president Claudine Gay (right).

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Harvard is rallying behind its president as she faces mounting pressure to resign

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Harvard president Claudine Gay

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