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Round-up: Campuses Continue to be Impacted by Israel-Hamas Conflict - Oct. 17

As students continue their protests around the Israeli-Hamas violence in the Middle East, a number of wealthy alumni and donors have withdrawn their support to colleges and universities. College presidents across the country have struggled to issue comments on the Hamas attack in Israel and the Israeli response that are acceptable to their entire campus community.
 
Below are select articles from the national media:

Middle East Tumult Reverberates on U.S. Campuses
Inside Higher Ed (October 17, 2023) 

Palestinian Students and Supporters Walk Out of Classes as Donors Accuse Penn of Antisemitism and Close Their Checkbooks
Philadelphia Inquirer (October 17, 2023)
 
Harvard Suffers Major Loss as ‘Stunned and Sickened’ Wexner Foundation Pulls $2M+ Support
Boston Herald (October 17, 2023)
 
Donors Are Latest to Punish Harvard Over Response to Students’ Israel Critique
The Washington Post (October 17, 2023)
 
US Student Activists on Both Sides of Israel-Hamas War Want College Leaders To Do More
MassLive.com (October 16, 2023)
 
Israel and Gaza on Campus: Tumult at US Colleges as Two Sides Dig In
BBC.com (October 16, 2023
 
The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education - Commentary
The New York Times (October 17, 2023)
 
Students for Pogroms in Israel - Commentary
The Atlantic (October 15, 2023)

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