Posts Tagged: Campus Bureau
Jewish Student Umbrella Lauds New Anti-BDS Report Recommending How to Combat ‘One of the Greatest Threats to Academic Freedom’ on Campus
The world's largest Jewish campus organization welcomed a US higher education-reform group's new recommendations for countering boycott and divestment efforts at universities, The Algemeiner has learned. Hillel International president and...
‘Honored to Have Made My Mark on Kent State,’ Says Jewish Student Behind Antisemitism Resolution
"I am so honored to have made my mark on Kent State University," the Jewish campus leader behind a resolution condemning antisemitism told The Algemeiner. After the Ohio school's...
Leading Israel Advocates Praise British Students for ‘Major Victories’ in Defending Jewish State on Campus During ‘Apartheid Week’
Leading Israel advocates praised British students for winning "major victories" in their defense of the Jewish state on their campuses during this year's annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Aviva...
Jewish Campus Leaders: Head of UK Student Umbrella Group’s Participation in Conference Backed by Hamas Apologist ‘Not Surprising,’ Given Her Anti-Israel Record
Jewish student leaders in Britain told The Algemeiner on Wednesday they were not surprised that the head of the UK's umbrella student group spoke at a recent conference backed...
Georgetown U Rejects Proposal to Divest From Companies That ‘Enable, Profit From Violent Israeli Occupation of Palestine’
A Georgetown University advisory board has rejected an anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) proposal issued in October by three student activists, on the grounds that “divestment would...
New Petition Calls On McGill U to Expel Student Leader Who Tweeted ‘Punch a Zionist’
A petition demanding the expulsion of a McGill University student government representative who urged Twitter followers to "punch a Zionist" has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures, The Algemeiner has learned. "We the undersigned...
Jewish Activists at East Carolina U Laud Student Government for Unanimously Passing Resolution Against Antisemitism Amid Surge of Phenomenon Across US Campuses
Jewish activists at East Carolina University (ECU) lauded their peers in the Student Government Association (SGA) for passing a motion Wednesday condemning antisemitism amid a surge...
University of Missouri Students Arrested for Harassing Jewish Peer
Two University of Missouri students have been arrested on suspicion of harassing a Jewish peer, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported on Wednesday. Noah B. Rogers and Erich J. Eastman were...
‘Punch a Zionist’ Tweeter Enabled by McGill Student Government to Remain in Key Post Due to Anti-Israel Sentiment on Campus, Jewish Activists Say
Jewish leaders at McGill University in Montreal attributed the ability of the student government representative who tweeted "punch a Zionist" to remain in one of...
Election to Student Government of ‘Proud to Be Called a Terrorist’ Tweeter Stems From Apathy to Antisemitism on Exeter Campus, Says Member of UK University’s Jewish Society
A member of the Jewish Society at the University of Exeter in Britain told The Algemeiner that apathy about antisemitism on campus allowed for the election to...
Student Activist at Washington U: Campus Police Said ‘Little We Can Do’ About Vandalism of ‘Pro-Palestine, Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ Display
A student activist at University of Washington (UW) told The Algemeiner that campus police have said there is "little they can do" about the vandalization of a...
Report: Antisemitic Organization ‘Strategically Targets’ UK Universities
A popular UK blogger told The Algemeiner that branches of a national anti-Israel organization rife with "hard-core antisemitism" have strategically opened up "wherever there is a large university." David...
Advocacy Groups in UK Gear Up ‘Proactively’ to Counter Upcoming ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ Events Across British Campuses
A member of a leading Israel advocacy group told The Algemeiner that a new educational training program will help students counter the upcoming spate of UK campus events aimed at...
University of Edinburgh to Be First Scottish Campus to Receive, House Torah Scroll
A Torah scroll will soon come to a Scottish campus, marking the first time ever a university in the country will have one on site, the rabbi leading the effort...
