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Harvard University Hires Graduate who Assaulted Israeli Student | WATCH
Harvard hires Elom Tettey-Tamaklo as Graduate Teaching Fellow despite his 2023 assault on an Israeli student during a pro-Palestine protest, sparking criticism over campus antisemitism and Harvard’s response.
Harvard University has hired Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, a 29-year-old recent graduate of its Divinity School, as a Graduate Teaching Fellow despite his involvement in a 2023 assault on an Israeli student during a pro-Palestine protest on campus.
Tettey-Tamaklo, who earned a master's degree in religion, ethics, and politics in May 2025 with a focus on migration and refugee studies, now advises faculty on curriculum design, global history, politics, migration, development, and related workshops, receiving a stipend of up to $11,000.
The hiring comes in the wake of a controversial incident in October 2023, shortly after Hamas' attack on Israel, where Tettey-Tamaklo and another student confronted, berated, and physically assaulted a first-year Israeli student at Harvard Business School during a "die-in" protest. Video footage of the encounter went viral, leading to an FBI investigation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges against Tettey-Tamaklo.
Court records show that Tettey-Tamaklo completed anger management training and 80 hours of community service, resulting in the dismissal of the case in November 2024. Following the incident, Harvard removed him from a proctor role due to student discomfort but did not impose additional academic sanctions.
The university proceeded with the hiring in August 2025.
Unsurprisingly, this decision has sparked criticism, particularly in light of broader allegations that Harvard has failed to adequately address antisemitism on campus since the October 2023 events. The Trump administration had previously threatened and temporarily cut federal funding to Harvard and Columbia University over these issues, freezing $2.4 billion before restoring it in September 2025 under a tentative agreement. Additionally, reports indicate that another individual involved in the same incident received a $65,000 fellowship from Harvard Law School around the same period.
Harvard has not issued a public comment on Tettey-Tamaklo's hiring.