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Report: Jewish enrollment in Ivy League stays high despite protests, antisemitism

Despite rising tensions and antisemitism controversies, Jewish enrollment at top US schools like Columbia, Harvard and UPenn remains steady, new report finds; new rankings also assess universities’ responses to antisemitism amid growing campus unrest

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.15.24

נשיאת אוניברסיטת הרווארד קלודין גיי בשימוע בקונגרס

Report exposes failures in US universities' handling of antisemitism on campus

US House report reveals major failures by top universities in addressing antisemitism on campus, describing 'environment hostile to Jewish students'; Harvard avoided calling Oct. 7 massacre 'violent,' and Columbia minimized ties with Tel Aviv U

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.01.24

US universities remove anti-Zionist sukkahs on campus

UC Berkeley and Northwestern now require Jewish Voice for Peace to seek permission before setting up sukkahs, citing general campus policies on temporary structures; group claims religious freedom infringement

Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.21.24

He looked her in the eye and said 'October 7 rapes are justified’; the professor said nothing

‘You have to worry about not mentioning Israel in your paper because you're scared to fail’: Jewish students on the front lines of the struggle against antisemitism visit Israel and provide firsthand accounts of the wave of antisemitism sweeping across America

Dror Feuer | 09.27.24

Petitioning Columbia to ‘fix its rules’: Universities brace for terrorist attacks in first post-riot semester

Faculty members at Columbia University petition leadership to enforce stronger policies against antisemitic activities as the new semester begins

The Media Line | 09.01.24

הפגנה פרו פלסטינית מפגינים מחוץ ל אוניברסיטת קולומביה ב ניו יורק ארה"ב

NYU declares 'Zionist' a protected class; students threaten mass strike in protest

New academic year brings renewed campus unrest over Israel: Buildings at Cornell U vandalized over Gaza war; Michigan student government withholds student club funds to call for severing ties; protest leads to arrest at Columbia

Daniel Edelson, New York | 08.29.24

'Campuses believe that in order to change the world, you have to destroy it'

Since October 7, economist Prof. Ephraim Benmelech has become the 'face of Jewish pride' at Northwestern University in Chicago and was appointed to lead committee on preventing antisemitism; but in April, when the university's leadership reached an agreement with the anti-Israel protesters, he resigned; 'I will not serve as a fig leaf. Our struggle has just begun'

Shlomo Teitelbaum/Calcalist | 06.26.24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a delegation of Jewish American students visiting Israel

Netanyahu to Jewish American students: 'How do you fight lies? With the truth'

'We're all ready to dedicate our lives to protecting democracy, Western values and Israel and America,' students say amid wave of anti-Israel protests sweeping through US campuses

Ynetnews | 06.04.24

Jewish family among major backers of anti-Israel campus protests

Bafrayung Fund, associated with one of America's wealthiest and most politically active Jewish families is a significant financial supporter of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP)

i24NEWS | 05.29.24

A thank you to Zionist students on university campuses

Opinion: They plastered hostage posters across their campuses and organized memorials for October 7 victims; they rallied for Israel, honed their public speaking skills and penned op-eds in school papers; they created prominent campus displays and worked to build a network of support

Valeria Chazin | 05.22.24

Anti-Israel campus protests force US university to send Israeli athlete home

Sprinter Gal Arad returns to Israel after University of New Mexico notifies him unable to guarantee his safety; 'I will have to complete my degree elsewhere' University says at no point did they intend to send Arad home

Avinoam Porat | 05.22.24

דגל פלסטיני במאהל המחאה באוניברסיטת קולומביה

Columbia University-affiliated seminary to divest from Israel

Union Theological Seminary (UTS) yields to demands of pro-Palestinian protesters and announces decision to divest from companies that 'support and profit from the present killing of innocent civilians in Palestine'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 05.14.24

ארה"ב תא פרו פלסטיני ב הרווארד שנקרא הוועדה לסולידריות עם פלסטין של הרווארד

Rising campus antisemitism poses an economic threat to Israel. Here are some strategic solutions.

Opinion: The current climate of antisemitism on campus reflects concerning trends among the new generation; It is time to change the way people think about Israel and Jewish people, instead of shutting down campus until the next explosion

Dr. Amit Serusi | 05.06.24

Jordan's Queen Rania praises student protesters on U.S. campuses, decries antisemitism

'It's wrong for any student to have to feel unsafe on campus' and 'law and order are paramount for everybody'; Says there is 'outrage' in her country as young people also upset about U.S. support for Israel

Ynetnews | 05.06.24

Police take demonstrators into custody on the campus of the Art Institute of Chicago

Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on US campuses

Students demand their schools divest from companies that support Israel's government such as arms suppliers; Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says pro-Israel students 'protected our flag and stood up for America'

Reuters | 05.05.24

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