Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Mexican History Teacher Dismissed for Assigning Nazi Salutes in Class, Dressing Up as Hitler
A history teacher at a preparatory school in Mexico is no longer with the institution after reports emerged that she dressed up as Adolf Hitler...
‘Education Is the Vaccine Against Antisemitism’: UK Minister Holds Summit With Jewish Groups
One day ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the UK's Department of Education hosted a virtual forum on antisemitism in education. Attended by prominent Jewish communal...
Ontario Catholic School Teacher’s License Revoked for Promoting Holocaust Denial, Blaming 9/11 on Israel in Classroom
An Ontario school teacher's license was revoked after it emerged that he promoted Holocaust denialism, blamed Israel for the September 11th attacks, and raised other...
Tufts University Unveils Plan on Antisemitism as More Than Half of Jewish Students Report Incidents
Tufts University is taking new steps to address antisemitism based on a "troubling" survey showing that Jewish students are concealing their identity to join campus...
Teacher at Mexico City University Fired for ‘Joke’ in Zoom Class Mocking Holocaust Victims
A teacher has been fired from a Mexico City university after she was seen mocking Holocaust victims during a virtual Zoom class, CESSA (Center for...
UK Jewish Students Defend Antisemitism Definition as Edinburgh Union Seeks Repeal
The UK's Union of Jewish students pushed back on Thursday against a faculty union effort at the University of Edinburgh to rescind the school's adoption...
UAE Textbooks Temper Anti-Israel Material, Champion ‘Peace and Tolerance’
A year and a half after the Abraham Accords normalized ties between the United Arab Emirates and the Jewish state, an Israeli education watchdog found...
‘Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate’: University of Florida Students Give Away Free Bagels to Fight Antisemitism
Jewish students at the University of Florida in Gainesville on Tuesday rallied their peers to fight against antisemitism, just days after an armed hostage-taking at...
University of Arizona, Florida State University End MESA Ties Amid Israel Boycott Debate
Florida State University and an academic center at the University of Arizona have declined to renew membership in the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA), amid...
Antisemitic Fliers Linking Jews to ‘Anti-Vaxxers’ Found at Seven Santa Monica Public Schools
A school district in Santa Monica, California, has denounced the posting of fliers linking Jews to the anti-vaccine movement at several elementary schools and middle...
Six CUNY Professors Sue Faculty Union Over ‘Antisemitic, Anti-Israel’ Positions
Six City University of New York (CUNY) professors are taking the school's faculty union to court, arguing that they were forced to be represented by...
‘Deeply Troubling’: Federal Commissioner Addresses Antisemitism Allegations in Stanford Diversity Trainings
A commissioner for the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week addressed allegations that Stanford University's diversity and inclusion trainings fostered a hostile work...
Stanford to Investigate Claims It Put Quotas on Jewish Students in 1950s
Stanford University announced Tuesday the formation of a panel to investigate claims that it used admissions quotas to discriminate against Jewish student applicants in the...
Indiana State Senator Apologizes for Advocating Neutral Teaching on Nazism
An Indiana state senator has apologized for urging teachers to be "impartial" when discussing Nazism and other totalitarian ideologies with students. "Marxism, fascism, Nazism, I'm not...
