Posts Tagged: Campus Antisemitism
Yad Vashem Chairman Says Campus Antisemitism Like Cancer, Warns Problem Could Become ‘Terminal’ for Universities
Antisemitism on American college campuses is comparable to Stage 2 cancer, and if allowed to progress to Stage 4, academia will be "doomed," the chairman...
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...
Pro-Palestinian Academics Target University of Pennsylvania as School Launches Initiative to Combat Antisemitism
Over 500 academics and writers have signed a petition lambasting the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for suggesting that anti-Israel activism on campus amid the ongoing...
Columbia University Jewish Community Remains Resolute With Israel Support as Student Groups Expand New BDS Coalition
The Jewish community at Columbia University in New York has remained resolute in supporting Israel amid strong hostility from much of the faculty and student...
