Additional reading: The New York Times has a new head of communications: Katie Hill, who served as assistant press secretary in the Obama White House from 2015 to 2017 and as Barack Obama’s communications director from 2017 to 2021. In January, Politico hired a longtime House Democratic operative, Evan Hollander, as its head of communications. It’s almost like… these Democratic flacks fit right in at legacy media outlets. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration quietly pulled an online landing page promoting New York City’s business ties to Israel. The page dates back to former mayor Eric Adams’s administration and once lived on the New York City Economic Development Corporation website. Visitors are now greeted with a message reading “access denied.” More than 400 University of Michigan professors signed a letter supporting Faculty Senate chair Derek Peterson, who earned a rebuke from the university’s president after using his commencement speech to praise “pro-Palestinian student activists” and denounce Israel’s “war in Gaza.” The letter describes Peterson’s remarks as “thoughtful” and “ethically rich,” accuses Israel of “injustice and inhumanity,” and says “nothing in Professor Peterson’s statement warrants any apology.” Cornell University president Michael Kotlikoff is standing up to the anti-Israel radicals who surrounded his car following a campus debate on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He sent an email to the Cornell community on Friday that said the students engaged in “harassment and intimidation, with the direct motive of silencing speech,” behavior that has “no place in an academic community, no place in a democracy, and can have no place at Cornell.” Check out our full Wednesday lineup below. ‘Antiracist Critical Pedagogy’: Penn State Law School’s New Strategic Plan, Devoted to ‘Antiracism,’ Raises Legal Questions New York Times Scrambles to Defend Pulitzer-Winning Photo of ‘Starving’ Gazan Team Mamdani Kills Page Celebrating New York’s ‘Unique Ties to Israel’ and Large Jewish Community From Official City Website Hundreds of Michigan Professors Rally To Defend Faculty Chair Who Praised ‘Pro-Palestinian Student Activists’ During Commencement Speech ‘Harassment and Intimidation’: Cornell President Pushes Back on Anti-Israel Radicals Who Surrounded His Vehicle Thanks for reading the Washington Free Beacon! Subscribe for free to receive new posts.