Justice Department sues UCLA over alleged failure to address antisemitism during campus protests – The Times of India

Justice Department sues UCLA over alleged failure to address antisemitism during campus protests – The Times of India

Campus protests often test a university’s ability to balance speech, safety and policy. At the University of California, Los Angeles, that balance is now the subject of a federal lawsuit.The United States Department of Justice has sued the University of California, alleging that UCLA failed to protect Jewish and Israeli employees from antisemitic harassment during…

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The price of prestige: Why did elite universities open their doors to Jeffrey Epstein? – The Times of India

The price of prestige: Why did elite universities open their doors to Jeffrey Epstein? – The Times of India

Their campuses signal permanence. Their laboratories produce knowledge that can alter the course of medicine, technology and public policy. Yet behind the architecture and the intellectual authority lies a financial model that is far less stable than it appears. American higher education runs on a continuous search for funding, and that search helps explain why…

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What the University of Virginia gave up and gained in its deal with the Trump administration to halt investigations – The Times of India

What the University of Virginia gave up and gained in its deal with the Trump administration to halt investigations – The Times of India

The University of Virginia (UV.) reached an agreement with the Trump administration on Wednesday, halting a federal investigation that had loomed over the public institution. The deal, announced by the United States Department of Justice, marked the first time a public university had entered into such an arrangement, amid the administration’s broader campaign to influence…

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