Posts Tagged: Campus Antisemitism
UC-Irvine Fails to Respond to Hillel Letter Complaining About ‘Unacceptably Slow’ Probe of Student Disruption of IDF Event
University of California-Irvine (UCI) administrators have not responded to a letter from Hillel International complaining about the "unacceptably slow nature of the investigation" into a student...
Texas Public High School Reportedly Teaches Students That Israel Was to Blame for Outbreak of 1948 War of Independence
A public high school in Texas reportedly offered a tenth-grade lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that claimed the 1948 War of Independence was precipitated by the fact that...
UK Jewish Leaders Slam University Union’s Rejection of International Definition of Antisemitism
Leaders of the UK's Jewish community have condemned an academic organization's decision on Monday to reject an international definition of antisemitism. Jonathan Arkush -- president of the Board of Deputies...
Austrian Jewish Student Organization Seeking Legal Action Against National Student Leaders Who Participated in Chat Group Mocking Holocaust
Following the exposure of a secret chat group in which top Austrian student leaders engaged in Holocaust denial, the president of the country's leading Jewish student...
Canadian Student Reveals She Was Barred by Ryerson University From Working With Local Jewish Groups Due to Their ‘Anti-Palestinian Lean’
A soon-to-be graduate of Ryerson University's has revealed she was barred in the summer of 2015 by the Toronto institution's School of Social Work from...
Stanford Student Senate Funds On-Campus Speech by Jailed Palestinian Terrorist Leader Marwan Barghouti’s Son
The Stanford student senate voted to fund an on-campus speech by the son of imprisoned Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti, a campus paper reported on Wednesday. The event featuring Aarab Barghouthi, to be...
New Jersey Superintendent ‘Saddened and Outraged’ After Swastika, Antisemitic Message Found in High School Bathrooms
A New Jersey district superintendent said he was "saddened and outraged" after a swastika and antisemitic message were found in two bathrooms of a Bergen County high school,...
Shabbat-Observing Students Convince University of Maryland to Hold Special Sunday Graduation Ceremony
The University of Maryland-College Park (UMD) held its first-ever special graduation ceremony for Shabbat-observers this past Sunday, in what the student behind the initiative called a "very special"...
Report: UK Jewish Leaders Demand Infamous Holocaust Denier David Irving’s Books Be Removed From University of Manchester
A coalition of the UK's foremost Jewish leaders has demanded that Holocaust denier David Irving's books be removed from "open access" at the University of Manchester's...
Dartmouth Student Who Confronted Sarsour About Her ‘Take Their Vaginas Away’ Tweet Laments Administrative, Student Support for Controversial Anti-Israel Activist
The Dartmouth College student who recently confronted vociferous anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour about a sexist tweet of hers told The Algemeiner on Tuesday he was concerned about...
‘Dignity Strike’ Day on Campuses Across US: Call to Action for ‘Solidarity’ With Hunger-Striking Palestinian Terrorists
University students across the US released a "call to action" for activists to fast on Tuesday in "solidarity" with Palestinian terrorists imprisoned in Israeli jails, who have been on a...
Open Letter to Dartmouth Administrators Following BDS Scandal
Following the controversy over the promotion to Dean of Faculty of a Dartmouth College professor with ties to the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, and his subsequent...
Israel Advocates Relieved After Labor Union at Canadian University Fails to Pass Pro-BDS Referendum
Israel advocates expressed relief on Tuesday following the failure of an academic professional labor union to pass a pro-boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) referendum into...
Opening of New Glatt-Kosher Eatery at Arizona State University Hailed as ‘Historical Event’
The long-awaited opening of a glatt-kosher restaurant at Arizona State University (ASU) has demonstrated to students that the administration is serious about its commitment to Jewish life on...
