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Harvard backtracks after allegedly shunning Israel critic

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A Harvard University dean says he’s reversing course and offering a fellowship to Kenneth Roth, the former longtime Human Rights Watch executive director who said he was initially rejected over his criticism of Israel. Roth, whose Jewish father fled Nazi Germany as a boy, said Thursday he will accept the John F.

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Harvard Faces Federal Scrutiny Over Handling of Antisemitism

Insight Into Diversity

The federal government is reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University, citing concerns over how the institution has responded to antisemitism on campus. The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and the General Services Administration announced the review on Monday, examining $8.7