Posts Tagged: Oberlin College
Oberlin College Course Uses Antisemitism as Sword and Shield
A description of a course beginning this week at Oberlin College, my alma mater, reads: “Popular conceptions of the relationship between Jews and power tend either to...
Clark University Rejects Anti-Israel BDS Movement
Clark University in Massachusetts has said it has no plans to adopt the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. "Our endowment is not intended...
Trinity College Rejects Divestment Proposal Pushed by Anti-Israel Activists
Trinity College in Connecticut has rejected a proposal to adopt the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement — which aims to isolate Israel from the...
Rhode Island School of Design Considering BDS Proposal by Pro-Hamas Group
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a neighbor of and frequent academic collaborator with Brown University, has agreed to consider a boycott, divestment, and...
Brown University Rejects BDS Proposal
The Brown University Corporation has voted down a proposal — muscled onto the agenda of its annual meeting by an anti-Zionist group which held the...
US Colleges Reject Divestment Proposals Targeting Israel
American universities are largely rejecting demands to divest from Israel and entities at all linked to the Jewish state, delivering further blows to the pro-Hamas...
Yale University to Add ‘Israeli’ Back to Couscous Dining Hall Label After Removing It
Yale University has walked back a decision to remove the word "Israeli" from the label of an Israeli couscous salad dish served in the school's...
Oberlin Clears Professor, Ex-Iranian Official Accused of Antisemitism, Covering Up Political Killings
Following an investigation, Oberlin College said it has cleared a faculty member accused of lying about mass political executions in Iran during the 1980s and...
Oberlin Reaches Settlement With Ex-Professor Who Claimed Israel Behind ISIS, Charlie Hebdo Shooting
A professor fired from Oberlin College after sharing multiple social media posts targeting Jews and Israelis has recently settled a discrimination lawsuit against her former...
Oberlin College Students Erect Memorial to Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists
Anti-Zionist students at Oberlin College in Ohio erected a memorial last week commemorating the death of multiple Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists. Oberlin Students for a Free...
Antisemitism and the Decline of Oberlin College
Oberlin College is losing alumni support and potential applicants. Why? Because students and families have been shaken by claims of antisemitism that the administration continues to normalize. In...
Examining BDS and Other Anti-Israel Hate at Oberlin
Eliana Kohn is a third year student at Oberlin College, who has contributed a powerful chapter to Andrew Pessin and Doron S. Ben-Atar’s new book,...
Oberlin College President Denies School Is Unwelcoming to Jewish Students, Drawing Alumni Protest
The president of Oberlin College in Ohio pushed back against accusations that the school can be unwelcoming for Jewish students, drawing support from campus groups...
Over 90 Alumni, Faculty Urge Oberlin College to End ‘Concerted Hostility Toward Israel’ on Campus
More than 90 alumni of Oberlin College in Ohio called on their alma mater on Wednesday to end “the concerted hostility toward Israel” on campus, saying it...
