Several colleges could lose millions as many donors have cut financial funding amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, citing college administrators‘ response to protests.
Colleges could lose millions as influential donors continue to cut off funding to schools in protest of administrators‘ responses to pro-Palsetinan protests amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Hamas, on October 7, led the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israel in history, and Israel subsequently launched its heaviest airstrikes against Gaza. As of Monday, at least 1,400 people have been killed in Israel, the Associated Press reported, citing the Israeli government. More than 8,306 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, the AP said.
Since the attack, many college students have taken to social media to voice their thoughts and concerns as both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian student groups across the country have weighed in with statements. However, those statements were soon met with in-person protests, provoking strong reactions from each side.
As college administrators continue to grapple with how to respond to demonstrations, several institutions are reportedly facing pressure from powerful financial backers over what they see as insufficient condemnation of Hamas‘ attack on Israel.
Columbia University, Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania are all facing financial threats and direct cut off from influential donors.
