Tag Archives: Colleges and Universities

Brandeis President Steps Down Amid Budget Issues and Protests

Brandeis University said on Wednesday that its president of eight years, Ronald D. Liebowitz, will step down. The announcement by the university’s board of trustees followed a vote of no confidence in Dr. Liebowitz by the faculty, which accused him of “damaging errors in judgment and poor leadership.” In taking …

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The U.S. News College Rankings Are Out. Cue the Rage and Obsession.

After months of tumult on American college campuses, relative stability in one realm returned on Tuesday, when U.S. News & World Report published its oft-disparaged but nevertheless closely watched rankings. Many top schools held the same, or similar, spots they had a year ago. Among national universities, Princeton was ranked …

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Report on Antisemitism at CUNY Calls for Changes Across the System

An independent review ordered by Gov. Kathy Hochul has found that the City University of New York needs to “significantly” overhaul and update its policies in order to handle the levels of antisemitism and discrimination that exist on its campuses. CUNY campuses have been a center of pro-Palestinian activism for …

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