Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, one of the world’s most high-profile music events, erupted in controversy after the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap delivered a vulgar, anti-Israel display during their weekend set
Cornell University faces growing backlash for selecting singer Kehlani to headline its May 7 Slope Day concert, despite her well-documented history of antisemitic rhetoric and public support for anti-Israel extremism. Critics argue that the university is ignoring its Jewish students’ safety and values by platforming an artist known for glorifying violence against Jews and refusing to condemn terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians.
Just three weeks before a shooting injured multiple students at Florida State University, Republican state Sen. Ileana Garcia joined Democrats to block a bill that would have allowed students to carry firearms for self-defense. Senate Bill 814, which aimed to restore Second Amendment rights on campus, was shut down in committee due to Garcia's pivotal vote. The FSU shooting has reignited calls to reexamine Florida’s gun policies, particularly concerning self-defense on college campuses.
Harvard University has announced it will not comply with a sweeping list of demands from the Trump administration, even as the White House reviews $9 billion in federal funding to the Ivy League institution. The administration's orders include dismantling all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, implementing viewpoint diversity audits, and reforming admissions to eliminate race-based preferences.
The Trump administration has initiated a comprehensive review of Harvard University's federal funding in response to allegations of antisemitism on campus.
Lawmakers and experts agree that antisemitism is a growing problem on college campuses, but remain divided on how to address it. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing Thursday to examine the issue, balancing academic freedom with protecting students and investigating foreign influences in higher education.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released a report alleging that over 30 Wikipedia editors collaborated to inject anti-Israel bias and antisemitic narratives into the platform's content.
In Brooklyn, New York, a Jewish Tesla Cybertruck owner, Avi Ben Hamo, confronted Michael Lewis, a fellow Jew and anti-Elon Musk activist, after witnessing Lewis draw a swastika on his vehicle.
On March 10, the U.S. Department of Education issued letters to 60 universities, including Arizona State University (ASU), warning them of potential "enforcement actions" for failing to protect Jewish students on campus.
