Press Coverage
Understandably given MIT's visibility and prestige, events around the MIT campus have been reported on by the national press. This is a partial list of this press coverage.
- MIT administrators warn pro-Palestinian student protestors, and counter-protestors, of possible suspension, Tona Alanez and Nick Stoico, Boston Globe (Nov. 9, 2023)
- Jewish students at MIT blocked from attending classes by ‘hostile’ anti-Israel protesters, Patrick Reilly, New York Post (Nov. 10, 2023)
- At MIT, Fear, Frustration, and Flailing Administrators, Maggie Hicks, The Chronicle of Higher Education (Nov. 22, 2023)
- Israel-Palestine war: MIT students undeterred by looming suspension over pro-Palestine rally, Umar A Farooq and Azad Essa, Middle East Eye (Nov. 23, 2023)
- Harvard faculty, alumni fight for president as push for free speech grows, Hannah Natanson, Susan Svrluga, and Jack Stripling, The Washington Post (Dec. 11, 2023)
- Harvard president to remain after anger over testimony on antisemitism, Hannah Natanson, Susan Svrluga, and Jack Stripling, The Washington Post (Dec. 12, 2023)
- Here's the latest fallout at Harvard, MIT and Penn after the antisemitism hearing, Juliana Kim, NPR (Dec. 12, 2023)
- So Far, No Major Fallout for M.I.T. President After Contentious Testimony, Jenna Russell, The New York Times (Dec. 13, 2023)
- Unlike peers, MIT's president spared worst of blowback from antisemitism hearing, John Hilliard, Boston Globe (Dec. 14, 2023)
- Why I Quit My Dream Job at MIT, Mauricio Karchmer, The Free Press (Jan. 9, 2024)
- MIT president suspends student group critical of war in Gaza, says action ‘not related to content’ of demonstrations, John R. Ellement, Boston Globe (Feb. 14, 2024)
- MIT Leaders Assembled a Faculty Advisory Group on Campus Anti-Semitism. Then They Ignored It., Alec Schemmel, Washington Free Beacon (Feb. 14, 2024)
- MIT Suspends Student Group That Protested Against Israel’s Military Campaign in Gaza, AP, First Amendment Watch (Feb. 15, 2024)
- College Leaders Crack Down on Student Protests, Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 19, 2024)
- In federal lawsuit, students claim MIT has tolerated antisemitism, discriminatory conduct on campus, John R. Ellement, The Boston Globe, March 8, 2024
- Harvard, M.I.T. and Systemic Antisemitism, David French, The New York Times (Mar. 14, 2024)
- CAA suspension must be made permanent, Matthew Handel, Yevgeniya Nusinovich, and Lori Ullman, The Tech (Mar. 21, 2024)
- Pressure Grows on MIT President To Stop Antisemitic Incidents, Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics, March 22, 2024