Posts Tagged: Vassar College
‘Radical’ Movement to Place Anti-Zionism at Center of US Collegiate Life is Growing: ADL Report
Anti-Zionism is becoming one of the "core elements of collegiate life" in America, according to the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism's annual report on anti-Israel...
Vassar President Criticizes Antisemitic Protests Against Israeli Speaker
An organized effort to silence a speech at Vassar College by Israeli activist Hen Mazzig last week "crossed the line into anti-Semitism" and could lead...
Following Shout Down of Pro-Israel Speaker, Vassar College Calls Out Antisemitism
JNS.org - The president of Vassar College released a statement on Monday denouncing antisemitism in the aftermath of a pro-Israel speaker recently being shouted down. An...
Vassar College Condemns ‘Provocative’ Disorientation Guide That Urged Students to ‘Slap a Zionist’
The president of Vassar College has condemned a "Disorientation Guide" published by students that endorsed physical attacks against Zionist peers, calling it "provocative of violence...
BDS and Radioactivity: Alumni Confront Anti-Israel Rhetoric on Campus
You may remember the story of Alexander Litvinenko, the ex-KGB officer who fled Russia for asylum in Great Britain. In 2006, while living in England,...
Brooklyn College, UCLA Among Top 10 ‘Terrorist-Supporting Colleges’ Listed by Campus Watchdog
City University of New York's (CUNY) Brooklyn College ranks among the “Top 10 Schools Supporting Terrorists,” according to a conservative campus watchdog group which published a...
Alumni: An Untapped Resource Against BDS No Longer
A group that I helped form, Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), has begun organizing alumni nationwide to restore their respective alma maters to what they...
Vassar Alumnus Calls Defeat of BDS Resolution at College a ‘Watershed Moment’
The Thursday defeat of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement resolution at Vassar College is a major turning point at a school known for...
Non-Jewish Pro-Israel Vassar Professor Says ‘Anti-Jewish Atmosphere’ on Campus ‘Starting to Have Long-Term Effects’
Anti-Jewish speech and sentiment are very real and have been growing on campus, a non-Jewish faculty member at Vassar College stated in an article in The...
Secretive Group Releases New Report on Anti-Israel, Antisemitic Activity at Vassar College, Amid Complaints of Campus Radicalism
A clandestine organization that documents antisemitic and anti-Israel activity on US campuses released a report Friday, following the “large number of requests” it received “to expose radicalism"...
Privileging Islamophobia Over Antisemitism on Campus
Southern Connecticut State University, where I teach, has gone to great lengths to accommodate Muslims — and reject the slightest manifestations of Islamophobia — while...
Scholars’ Open Letter Defending Prof’s ‘Blood Libel’ Garners 1,000 Signatures, Ignites Outrage Among Pro-Israel Groups
An online letter by “scholars, educators and academicians” supporting a professor accused of antisemitic remarks has garnered 1,000 signatures, The Algemeiner has learned. The letter has now...
BDS Suffers Setbacks at Vassar, Northeastern and Indianapolis in Single Week
Over the past week, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel has suffered setbacks on three major American campuses: Vassar College, Northeastern University and...
New Alum Group Aims to Fight Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism on Campus
Distressed by what they saw as a surge in anti-Zionism and antisemitism on their campuses, alumni of several institutions recently formed a not-for-profit organization to address the phenomenon. Alums...
