Students Fleeing Elite Universities As Antisemitism Surges

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Students Fleeing Elite Universities As Antisemitism Surges

Antisemitism has surged on elite campuses, with protesters at Columbia threatening Jewish students, leading to numerous arrests. The Free Press noted that dissatisfied students are doing the same as the discontented in blue states: leaving.

From The Free Press:

Both Brown and Harvard saw dips in their application numbers this year—by 5 percent and 3 percent, respectively. (Early decisions to Harvard were down 17 percent.) And while applications to private colleges in mid-Atlantic (25.3 percent) and New England (29 percent) states have risen since 2019, the gains have been small compared to Southern colleges, which saw a 42 percent increase overall. The surge is even more pronounced at state schools. Public colleges in the South saw a total 62.4 increase in applicants, more than double their Northern counterparts, according to Common App data from earlier this month.

Southern colleges are also seeing a surge in applicants from northern out-of-state students. In 2023, for example, about 19 percent of total enrollment at Clemson in South Carolina came from New York and New Jersey—a big change from 2017, when the top out-of-staters were from the Carolinas and Georgia. Almost half the undergraduates from University of Miami in Florida came from out of state in 2023, with students from New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts taking three of the top five slots. Meanwhile, more than half of Elon University’s entire enrollment for 2023 hailed from northeastern states, with Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York leading the charge.

Yesterday, Columbia seemed to acknowledge what many students know — the school can’t guarantee students’ safety. Columbia announced that remote classes would be offered for the rest of the school year. The university’s provost said, “Safety is our highest priority.” However, the university is punishing those who want to be at school while keeping the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in tact.

If you’re an alum of a university not standing up for students’ safety during protests and looking to donate elsewhere, Mike Rowe has a great suggestion:

For a guy who runs a foundation that sends young people to trade schools all over America – trade schools where I’m pleased to report, no one is calling for the extermination of Jews – today’s headlines are once again offering another excellent reason to consider redirecting whatever financial support you might earmark for the Ivy League, to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Why? Because the Ivy League has truly lost its mind.

Check out mikeroweWORKS.org. Also consider introducing kids to opportunities in skilled trades!

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