college campus
May
19
2025
The four-panel cartoon depicts a graduation speaker in academic robes addressing graduates. Visible text shows the speaker first shouting globalize the intifada then shifting to statements about free inquiry and campus safety. A silhouetted figure at a podium comments on public support and core values. The final panel returns to the speaker requesting more intifada.
May
4
2025
The cartoon depicts two college students in a dorm room discussing their choice of school. One states that her top pick is the institution with an endowment large enough to protect her from the government. The scene reflects ongoing tensions between universities and federal authorities over funding, campus policies, and compliance issues at schools such as Harvard and Columbia. Large endowments are portrayed as a buffer against potential cuts or regulatory pressure tied to discrimination concerns and other disputes.
Apr
19
2025
A new political cartoon by Margolis & Cox shows the statue of John Harvard seated with hand to chin, pondering accusations of antisemitism on campus. Two donkey figures, one wearing a pink bow and the other a red Harvard cap, stand at the base holding books. The speech bubble reads: I WONDER WHAT PURITAN JOHN HARVARD WOULD THINK ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM ON CAMPUS. The April 2025 cartoon references ongoing debates at Harvard and other universities about campus protests, bias incidents, and responses to events involving Israel and Hamas.
Apr
13
2025
The cartoon replaces the standard motto on Harvard's shield with the phrase Death to Israel across three books. It responds to ongoing reports of antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel protests at the university in early 2025. The image uses the official crest to underscore accusations of institutional tolerance for extreme rhetoric targeting Israel and Jewish students.
May
13
2024
The cartoon shows a living room scene with a television displaying breaking news of a college protest involving police and signs. A woman on the couch comments about missing the days when tuition was the main worry for kids in college. The image includes books and fruit on a table nearby. Visible elements are limited to the TV screen, the couple, and household items without additional context.
May
9
2024
The cartoon depicts a keffiyeh-wearing protester with a campus protests sign next to a sad graduate in a 2024 gown holding a diploma. A green COVID monster stands nearby as a police officer in riot gear watches from below the college commencements banner with money floating near a plant.
May
2
2024
A political cartoon depicts a male protester holding a sign reading DIVEST NOW! on a college campus with a clock tower in the background. A female student with a backpack responds that she is majoring in mob rule. The image responds to campus demonstrations in spring 2024 at universities including Columbia and UCLA, where students called for divestment from companies tied to Israel amid the conflict in Gaza. The cartoon uses the exchange to comment on the intensity of the protests and their impact on campus life.
Apr
26
2024
The image depicts a university setting with a heavily armored police officer positioned in the foreground holding a shield labeled POLICE. Two students wearing shirts marked U stand to the right, one with a speech bubble. Tents, protest signs, and trees fill the background along with a distant building. The cartoon uses clear lines and color to show the officer facing the students directly on a paved walkway.
