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Northwestern's President Says He's 'Positive About the Relationship' Between the University and Hamas-Friendly Qatar
Henry Bienen, who took over as interim president in September, initiated the university's relationship with the Gulf state during his first stint as its leader
Qatar Hires Crisis Management Firms To ‘Address Public Misconceptions’ About Funding For American Universities, Records Show
The regime retained the firms in the wake of a congressional report exposing pressure Qatar applied to American universities with Doha campuses
'Information Sharing and No Surprises': Qatar Demanded American Schools in Doha 'Be Aligned' in Wake of Oct 7, Emails Show
The directive came on the same day Northwestern Qatar's dean refused to sign on to a statement from his US counterparts criticizing an NU-Q professor who minimized the Hamas terror attack
Qatar, Already the Largest Foreign Financier of US Universities, Tripled Its Funding in 2025
The Hamas-friendly Gulf state increased its funding from $396 million in 2024 to $1.2 billion in 2025, an unprecedented spike
Carnegie Mellon DEI Chief, Whose Salary Is Partially Funded by Qatar, Worked As ‘International Liaison’ for Sanctioned Palestinian Nonprofit
Elizabeth Rosemeyer's position at the university is partially funded by Qatar
Northwestern Says Its Qatar Campus Gives Middle Eastern Women a Quality Education. Nearly 40 Percent of Its 2020 Graduates Came From Elite Qatari Families.
10 percent of the school's graduates since 2014 bear the surname of the ruling Al Thani family, according to a Middle East Forum report
Northwestern Professor Uses Biomedicine Class to Claim Israel Deliberately Killed Its Own Citizens on Oct 7, Lecture Slides Show
An online description of the course says it 'uses the Covid-19 pandemic as a point of departure to study the history of global health and biomedicine'
Northwestern Provost Who Floated Divestment From Israel Resigns Amid Federal Anti-Semitism Probe
As an illegal encampment roiled campus, Kathleen Hagerty told a colleague that boycotting Sabra hummus sold on campus would be 'pretty easy'
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Gave Millions to Terror-Tied Extremist Groups in 2025
One group that received money from the fund has a member of an Israeli-designated terrorist organization on its board, while several others backed Gaza flotillas
Northwestern University Can Toss Students Who Refuse To Complete Anti-Semitism Training, Judge Rules
Students who boycotted the course can lose financial aid, access to on-campus housing, and even their status as a student