Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Jewish Students Sue University of Pennsylvania, Allege Civil Rights Violations Amid Rampant Campus Antisemitism
Two Jewish students have sued the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), alleging that the school violated their civil rights by "selectively" enforcing rules that would punish...
Harvard University President Condemns Genocide Against Jews After Backlash for Equivocating on Issue
Harvard University president Claudine Gay on Wednesday issued a statement walking back and clarifying remarks she made the prior day in which she suggested that...
‘Anti-Jewish Double Standard’: University Responses to Hamas Massacre Far Less Robust Than to Other Crimes, Study Finds
US universities have demonstrated an "anti-Jewish double standard" by responding to Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel and the ensuing surge in campus antisemitism...
US Lawmakers Grill Elite University Presidents on Raging Campus Antisemitism
US lawmakers on Tuesday held a highly anticipated hearing on surging antisemitism at American universities, with members of both political parties directing sharp questions at...
Anti-Israel Students at Cornell University ‘Convict’ School President of ‘Genocide,’ ‘Apartheid’ in Mock Trial
Anti-Israel students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York occupied a campus building and held a "mock trial" in which they convicted school president Martha...
Columbia University Cancels Anti-Israel ‘Teach-In’ Celebrating Hamas’ Oct. 7 ‘Counteroffensive’
Columbia University's School of Social Work (CSSW) has canceled an anti-Israel event scheduled to take place this week celebrating Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across southern...
Harvard Hillel Decries ‘Terrifying’ Anti-Zionist Protest That Disrupted Classes
Harvard University's Hillel chapter has called on the school's administration to hold accountable those involved in a "terrifying" anti-Zionist demonstration in which activists stormed the...
UC Berkeley Lecturer Calls Oct. 7 Massacre a ‘Fabricated Narrative’ as School Sued Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism
A lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley has come under fire for claiming that accounts of Hamas' massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7...
University of Michigan Cancels Anti-Israel Resolution Vote After ‘Inappropriate Use’ of School Email System
The University of Michigan announced on Thursday that it halted a campus-wide vote on an anti-Israel resolution accusing the Jewish state of "genocide" and "apartheid." In...
‘Difficult to Overstate’: Campus Antisemitism Affects Nearly Three in Four Jewish Students, New Study Says
Amid a global surge in antisemitic hate crimes and incidents, nearly three in four Jewish college students have reported experiencing or witnessing antisemitism during the...
University Presidents to Testify Before US Congress on Rampant Campus Antisemitism
The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been called to testify before the US House...
Leading Civil Rights Group Sues University of California, Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked Spread of Antisemitism’
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley for allegedly failing to address...
Jewish Groups, Leaders Denounce Shooting of Palestinian Students in Vermont: ‘We Reject Hate’
Jewish groups and leaders were quick to denounce anti-Palestinian hate following the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont over the weekend. Hisham...
‘Your Move’: Anti-Israel Harvard University Students Issue Demands to School President, Give Monday Deadline
Dozens of anti-Israel student groups at Harvard University, along with several allied campus groups across the US, have issued a set of demands to Harvard...
