Students and faculty at Cornell University are holding a âJewish Unityâ rally on Sunday to protest rising antisemitism at the Ithaca campus. The fight against antisemitism will come just days after engineering student Patrick Dai pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening to kill Jewish students on campus last October. âAfter the horrific 10/7 attacks, I expected […]
Cornell students to hold âJewish Unityâ rally to fight rising campus antisemitism
April 12, 2024 by
Cornell University cancels classes Friday amid ‘extraordinary stress,’ following antisemitic threats
November 3, 2023 by
Cornell University has canceled classes on Friday after a student was charged with making online antisemitic threats against Jewish people on campus. Instead of classes, students and staff will enjoy a “community day,” November 3. A spokesperson at the Ivy League school said that decision to close on Friday was made “in recognition of the […]
Cornell student who allegedly made threats to Jewish center identified by authorities
November 1, 2023 by
The Ivy League student who allegedly made threats of a mass shooting and antisemitic violence at Cornell University has been criminally charged. Court documents show that 21-year-old Patrick Dai, a junior at Cornell has been federally charged in connection with the threats following an investigation by the Joint Terrorism Task Force. “It is concerning, of […]
Cornell University professor warns about new free speech committee being stacked with DEI scholars
July 15, 2023 by
Cornell University announced a new free speech committee which is staffed with several scholars with a background or interest in the diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI]. Cornell University President Martha Pollack announced the theme of the 2023-24 academic year will focus on free expression, and she unveiled a Steering Committee for Free Expression. The deans […]
Cornell rejects student group’s push to add ‘trigger warnings’ before class discussions: ‘Academic freedom’
April 8, 2023 by
Cornell University rejected a Student Assembly resolution to preface sensitive class discussions with “trigger warnings.” The group urged university officials to require faculty to warn students ahead of discussing certain “graphic traumatic” content that could trigger onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in some. “We cannot accept this resolution, as the actions it recommends […]
Cornell Belcher: Outrage over Critical Race Theory ‘Not Grassroots’ –
June 21, 2021 by
MSNBC political analysts Cornell Belcher said Sunday on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ that the outrage parents are experiencing over critical race theory is ânot grassrootsâ but instead it is âorganized and is being paid for.â PBS reporter Amna Nawaz said, âSpecific to this idea of critical race theory. I spent time reporting on this county…