Anthony Furey: Activists Have Met Their Match in College Donors

(L–R) Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University; Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Nadell, professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University; and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Dec. 5, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Commentary

The ongoing fallout from American college presidents being called to testify about anti-Semitism in their schools has exposed an interesting shift in how activism is playing out at elite universities.