Posts Tagged: Amcha Initiative
‘Catastrophe for Jewish Students’: Historic Body of University Professors Approves Academic Boycotts
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has issued a statement in support of academic boycotts, a seismic decision which reverses decades of policy and...
ADL Report Finds Rise in Antisemitic Beliefs at University of California After Oct. 7 Hamas Attack
Antisemitic and anti-Zionist attitudes at the University of California, Irvine increased after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel, a new statistical study conducted by...
Explosive Lawsuit Accuses Northwestern University of Reverse Racism in Hiring
Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law discriminated against white male applicants in its faculty hiring process, according to a new federal lawsuit citing as cause...
Faculty Call on California State University System to Address Antisemitic Hatred Fueled by Professors
Over 150 faculty of the California State University (CSU) System, which serves over 450,000 students, have signed an open letter calling on chancellor Mildred García...
University Chancellor Apologizes for Caving to Pro-Hamas Protesters
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's (UWM) chancellor has apologized to the Jewish community for reaching an agreement with an anti-Zionist group which ended a "Gaza encampment"...
Wesleyan University Brokers Deal to End Anti-Israel Encampment, Conceding to Key Demands
Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, has agreed on terms for ending a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on campus that Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) had...
Sonoma State University President Placed on Leave After BDS Capitulation
Sonoma State University in California placed its president, Mike Lee, on leave on Wednesday following his decision to adopt the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS)...
More Universities Cave to Pro-Hamas Agitators as Demonstrations Continue
The University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) has agreed to make major concessions to anti-Israel protesters on campus in exchange for the termination of their...
Harvard Professor Resigns From Antisemitism Task Force
Internal tension and disagreement have caused a member of Harvard University's Presidential Task Force on Antisemitism to resign as co-chair, The Harvard Crimson reported on...
Anti-Zionists in University of California Ethnic Studies Department Promoting Hatred of Israel, New Study Finds
Activist scholars employed by the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) department of the University of California, Santa Cruz are using their classrooms to promote...
US House Committee Demands Harvard University Hand Over Documents in Campus Antisemitism Probe
Harvard University has been given two weeks to hand over documents requested by the US House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce for...
University of Michigan Faculty Form Anti-Zionist Group, Accuse School of Aiding ‘Genocide of Palestinian People’
A group of professors and other workers at the University of Michigan has formed a "Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine" (FSJP) chapter and...
Defund Universities That Allow, Ignore Antisemitism, US Senator Says
US Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Tuesday called for defunding colleges and universities that refuse to take significant steps to condemn and combat antisemitism on...
‘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...
