Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Brown University Graduate Labor Union Approves BDS Referendum
The Graduate Labor Organization (GLO) of Brown University on Tuesday announced the passage of a referendum calling on school officials to endorse the boycott, divestment,...
NJ Governor Condemns Swastikas Graffitied at Local Synagogue and Schools
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday condemned a spate of antisemitic graffiti incidents that recently came to light throughout his state, including at a...
Progressive Academics Denounce Middle East Studies Association BDS Resolution
A group of progressive academics on Monday denounced a vote by the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) to hold a full membership referendum on a...
Dutch MPs Seek Answers From Government on Rising Antisemitism at Universities in the Netherlands
Dutch lawmakers issued parliamentary questions to two cabinet ministers on Tuesday concerning their government's response to antisemitism, amid reports of rising anti-Jewish hostility on university...
Swastika Found in Massachusetts High School Amid String of Controversies
A graffitied swastika was found in a bathroom at Danvers High School in Massachusetts last week, in the wake of a string of controversies in...
Washington DC Elementary School Staff Member Placed on Leave for Directing Students to Reenact Holocaust, Mass Shootings, and Hitler’s Suicide
A staff member at Watkins Elementary School in Washington, DC was placed on leave on Friday for assigning third-grade students to reenact the Holocaust, according...
New South Wales Becomes First Australian State To Adopt IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
New South Wales became the first Australian state to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism, Premier Dominic Perrottet of the Liberal...
Law Professors Condemn NYU Legal Journal’s Israel Boycott, Warning of ‘Political Censorship’
A growing group of legal scholars from around the country have signed onto a statement expressing "deep concerns" about the recent endorsement by a New...
Indiana University Jewish Community Decries ‘Hatred’ After Sixth Swastika in Weeks Found in Bloomington
At least six swastikas have been found daubed around Bloomington, Indiana, in recent weeks, alarming Jewish students at the city's flagship university and coming on...
Legal Advocacy Group Urges Duke University to Recognize Pro-Israel Students or Risk Legal Consequences
A legal advocacy organization on Tuesday urged Duke University to grant full recognition to a pro-Israel campus group that was denied that status by the...
US Rep. Gottheimer Condemns Antisemitism on ‘Far Right and Far Left’ at Rutgers Hillel
New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer spoke at Rutgers University Hillel on Monday evening, condemning antisemitism across the political spectrum and addressing two controversies on campus...
CUNY Chancellor Rejects Law Student Call to End Academic Ties With Israel
City University of New York Chancellor Matos Rodriguez called for "dialogue, tolerance, and civil engagement" in response to a recent resolution passed by the law...
Ex-Dartmouth Student Indicted for Shooting Campus Menorah With BB Gun, Escapes Hate Crime Charge
A former Dartmouth College student has been indicted on felony charges for shooting a public menorah on campus with a pellet gun during last year's...
‘Appalling’ Antisemitic Graffiti Found in Mount Holyoke College Dorm for Third Time This Semester
A swastika and anti-Jewish slur were found scrawled in black ink in a Mount Holyoke College bathroom, President Sonya Stephens confirmed Friday, the third such...
