Posts Tagged: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hate Crimes Charge Filed Against Anti-Israel Protestor Who Attacked Jewish Students
Felony hate crimes charges have been filed against a University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) student who confessed to throwing a rock at Jewish students during...
Outcry After Anti-Israel Protest Held at University of Illinois Jewish Center
Jewish groups this week denounced a University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) student activist group for holding an anti-Israel protest outside the campus' Hillel center during...
Faculty at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Denounce Departmental Statements Condemning Israel
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) administrators have said that academic departments will not be told to abstain from political advocacy, after over 40 faculty members...
Complaint Alleging Antisemitism at University of Illinois Prompts Diverging Responses From Faculty
A controversy around allegations of widespread antisemitism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has prompted faculty to weigh in on the debate in two...
After Controversies, University of Illinois Housing Staff Receive Antisemitism Training
Some 1,000 staff and paraprofessionals at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are receiving antisemitism training, following several recent campus controversies. The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan...
Student Leaders Call SJP ‘Hate Group’ After It Supports ‘Dyke March’ Expulsion of LGBTQ Jews
The leadership of pro-Israel student groups in Illinois and Ohio both called Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) a "hate group" after two chapters of the notorious...
Anti-Israel Divestment Campaigns Kick Off on Campuses Across the US
Student groups across the US are renewing their efforts to pass anti-Israel divestment resolutions. Following a defeat two years ago, a coalition of student groups at...
‘Bloodied’ Israeli Flag Prominently Featured at University of Illinois Anti-Trump Rally
A "blood-soaked" Israeli flag featured prominently at a recent anti-Trump campus event, The Algemeiner has learned. Footage posted on social media from the “Muslim Immigration and...
For Jewish Students, Life at College is Better Than You Think
I have lost track of the number of times that I have been asked to address the “Israel issue” at my campus, the University of Illinois at...
