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Jewish students sue Cooper Union College over antisemitism
The suit claims that Cooper Union has sought to downplay the library incident, even though president Laura Sparks had a security officer stationed outside her office for the remainder of...
Over $25K raised for anti-Israel professor who pulled machete on Post reporter
A fundraiser has collected over $25,000 for disgraced NYC art professor Shellyne Rodriguez, who was recently axed from her third teaching gig in less than a year.
Nutty NYC professor that held machete to Post reporter's neck fired from Cooper Union over anti-Israel rants
Shellyne Rodriguez, the blade-wielding professor caught on camera threatening a Post reporter, has been fired from her latest teaching gig over an anti-Israel post, The Post has learned.
UC Berkeley sued by Jewish students over 'unchecked' antisemitism
The lawsuit claims Jew hatred has "boiled over" following the terrorist group Hamas's sneak attack against Israel on Oct. 7 -- even citing statements in the complaint from Cal-Berkeley's own law...
Cooper Union alumni threaten to end donations over school's response to anti-Israel protestors
The alumni sent a scathing Nov. 2 letter to Cooper Union accusing the school of being "more concerned with avoiding a scandal than protecting its Jewish students."
Biden, Hochul & Co. must fight Jewish hate with deeds, not just words
Responsible political leaders — from President Joe Biden to Gov. Kathy Hochul to Mayor Eric Adams — have rightly deplored the sudden spike in antisemitism, especially on college campuses.
Failing Jewish students: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 30, 2023
Description NY Post readers discuss a group of Jewish students who hid in the library during a pro-Palestinian protest at Cooper Union.
Campus antisemites are vile but administrators who protect them are just as complicit
After another week of anti-semitism on our nation’s college campuses, the question should not be what to do about the people who hate Jews but what the reaction should be...
Megyn Kelly wants to see 'Jewish groups fighting back' at pro-Palestinian protests
Kelly thinks Jewish students at Cooper Union should have fought back against pro-Palestinian protesters who allegedly banged on the door of a campus library on Wednesday.
Jewish students reveal what really happened at Cooper Union protest
The Jewish students "locked" inside the Cooper Union library “were full of fear, some crying” as pro-Palestinian protestors banged on windows, said sophomore Taylor Roslyn Lent.
Jewish students cornered in Cooper Union library by pro-Palestinian protesters want school prez fired
Representatives for a group of Jewish students at Cooper Union want the university’s president fired for what they claim was her failure to protect them from a mob of pro-Palestine...
Rather than protecting Jews, we're being told to hide -- again
Lawyer Gerard Filitti holds a press conference announcing that Jewish students at Cooper Union who were hiding in a library during a pro-Palestine protest will file a lawsuit against the...
Cooper Union 'protest' proves lefty Jew-hate is institutional
Leftists love to commit mob violence under the cover of legitimate protest: Witness the pack of pro-Palestinian thugs allegedly protesting against “Zionism” who stormed the library at Manhattan’s Cooper Union. ...
Jewish students barricade inside Cooper Union library as pro-Palestinian protesters bang on doors
"When they started banging on the door, my heart started pounding. I was crying. I think if the doors weren't locked -- I don't know what would have happened."
NYC professor who threatened Post reporter with a machete avoids jail with wrist-slap therapy plea deal
Shellyne Rodriguez, the former Hunter College professor axed after threatening a Post reporter with a machete, will dodge jail time if she makes it through six months of therapy, according...
Students say it's 'crazy' NYC college hired unhinged machete-wielding professor who threatened Post reporter
Cooper Union students called it "scary" that controversial professor Shelyne Rodriguez, who threatened a Post reporter with a machete, now has a new teaching gig at the East Village school.
Unhinged NYC professor who threatened to 'chop' Post reporter with machete gets new teaching gig
The former Manhattan college professor who threatened to "chop" up a Post reporter while holding a machete to his neck appears to have secured a new teaching gig. Shellyne Rodriguez...
Mourning the loss of Fred Siegel, New York's urban giant
Fred Siegel, the urban historian who died last weekend at 78, really cared about cities because the near-lifetime Brooklynite liked people, lots of different people, in one place.
Hochul signs new abortion protections into law ahead of expected SCOTUS decision
Gov. Kathy Hochul is signing a package of bills into law protecting abortion providers in New York ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling that would invalidate the Roe v....
RFR gets great deal on Chrysler Building but there's a catch
Aby Rosen’s RFR Holding is poised to buy the Chrysler Building for peanuts — around $150 million, compared with the $800 million the Abu Dhabi Investment Council paid Tishman Speyer...