NEW YORK — A crowd of pro-Israel protesters gathered just outside the Columbia University campus on Thursday evening, chanting through the gates at a group of pro-Palestinian students inside to “go to Gaza!” “Go home, terrorists!” the pro-Israel crowd screamed at the students. “Go back to Gaza!” they yelled. “Stop wasting mommy and daddy’s money!” … Read more
Watch out, Ivies, there’s a new endowment performer in town. Baylor University’s $2 billion endowment — a fraction of those in the Ivy League — generated a 6.4% return for the fiscal year that ended June 30, outperforming the entire conference. Harvard’s endowment, the largest at $50.7 billion, returned 2.9%. What’s more, Baylor’s annualized return … Read more
Watch out, Ivies, there’s a new endowment performer in town. Baylor University’s $2 billion endowment â a fraction of those in the Ivy League â generated a 6.4% return for the fiscal year that ended June 30, outperforming the entire conference. Harvard’s endowment, the largest at $50.7 billion, returned 2.9%. What’s more, Baylor’s annualized return … Read more
One full week after pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University reported a suspected chemical attack during an on-campus protest, no arrests have been made in the incident. Police have said they’re investigating at least six reports related to the incident, which activists believe was a deployment of “skunk,” a foul-smelling crowd control chemical spray often used … Read more
