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| Another day, another uni: Trump administration freezes dozens of Princeton grants amid antisemitism probe |
| 2025-04-02 |
| [IsraelTimes] Ivy League school vows to ‘cooperate with the government in combating’ Jew hatred while ‘vigorously defending academic freedom and the due process rights of this university’ Princeton University said on Tuesday the US government froze several dozen research grants to the school, which became the latest academic institution targeted by the Trump administration in a crackdown on antisemitism at campuses amid pro-Palestinian protests against Israel. Princeton President Chris Eisgruber said government agencies including NASA and the defense and energy departments notified the university of the move. The university, among dozens facing federal investigations into antisemitism, said in a statement it was given no reason for the action and did not provide a dollar value for the grants. The Trump administration has threatened to slash federal funding for universities over their alleged tolerance of antisemitism and over accusations of failure to protect Jewish students during the pro-Palestinians protests against Israel over the war with Hamas in Gaza, which started by Both true and a good excuse to review all funding to cull the nonsensical, the counterproductive, and the just plain evil before restarting that which looks worth doing. “We are committed to fighting antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, and we will cooperate with the government in combating antisemitism. Princeton will also vigorously defend academic freedom and the due process rights of this university,” Eisgruber said in the statement.A Department of Energy spokesperson said the agency “paused grant funding to Princeton University pending the completion of the Department of Education’s investigation into Princeton regarding antisemitic harassment.” The Education Department, last month, sent a letter to 60 universities, including Princeton, warning it could bring enforcement actions against them. The other federal agencies had no immediate comment. Princeton was among 60 universities that received a warning letter from the Education Department in March over accusations of antisemitism. It said the schools could face enforcement action if they didn’t address anti-Jewish bias on campus. All but two Ivy League schools, Penn and Dartmouth, were on the list. The Education Department launched an investigation at Princeton in April 2024 under the Biden administration. It was in response to a complaint filed by the editor-in-chief of Campus Reform, a conservative news organization, the outlet reported. The complaint cited a pro-Palestinian protest that reportedly included chants of “Intifada” and others described as antisemitic. The outlet’s editor has filed dozens of other antisemitism complaints with the Education Department. Princeton’s Eisgruber had came forward as a voice of opposition as the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Columbia, calling it the greatest threat to American universities in decades. And so got the president’s attention. Enjoy! “The attack on Columbia is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research,” Eisgruber wrote in a March 19 essay in The Atlantic magazine. “Universities and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights.”Oh well, the Atlantic. Nobody of discernment pays any mind to what’s between those covers. The Trump administration has also targeted schools over other culture war issues like diversity, equity and inclusion programs and suspended $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over transgender sports policies. Related: Princeton University: 2025-03-13 Trump’s hostage envoy visited Iraq to push for release of Israeli captive — sources Princeton University: 2025-03-11 US reportedly warns Iraq of consequences if it doesn’t ensure kidnapped Israeli freed Princeton University: 2025-03-06 Iraq says it’s working to find kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Related: Dartmouth: 2025-03-18 Brown professor and kidney transplant doctor Rasha Alawieh has been deported back to Lebanon over her Hezbollah affiliation. Dartmouth: 2024-10-27 Jew-hating Iranian proxy college protests for the week of 10/20-10/26/2024 Dartmouth: 2024-09-01 Universities anti-Israel protests round-up: The school year starts |
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