Campus Antisemitism

Pro-Palestine students sue Northwestern University over ‘coercive’ antisemitism training

“Northwestern capitulated to pressure... by ramping up its repression of legitimate, non-discriminatory speech by students, faculty, and staff in solidarity with Palestinians,” the suit says.

SIGNS ARE displayed in front of Deering Meadow, at an encampment of pro-Palestinian activists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in April 2024.
A University of Sydney staff member was suspended after allegedly harassing Jewish students and staff holding a Sukkot holiday event on campus last Thursday, calling students "parasites."

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer suspended after harassing attendees at Sukkot event

 Students take part in an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University in New York City last month. Many students demonstrating against Israel likely do not know basic facts about the Mideast, the writer argues.

Masked protesters disrupt Pomona college October 7 memorial speech by survivor

Samuel Williams, a student at Oxford University's Balliol College, was suspended by the university over the chant "put the Zios in the ground."

'Put the Zios in the ground:' After Oxford student arrest, UK groups back chant


Bill Maher asks where ‘keffiyeh-wearing college kids’ went as Hamas is ‘shooting everybody’

Maher has repeatedly criticized American activists he sees as excusing or overlooking Hamas abuses while focusing their ire on Israel.

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscars party after the 97th Academy Awards, in Beverly Hills, California, US, March 2, 2025.

Opposing Trump's campus policies as a Jewish university president

Michael Roth, Wesleyan's Jewish president, stands apart in opposing Trump's campus policies, negotiated with encampments, and says Jews shouldn't back Trump

Wesleyan University president Michael Roth accepts a free-speech award from PEN America for his comments criticizing the Trump administration's campus crackdown, May 21, 2025.(Screenshot via YouTube)

How to confront the surge of antisemitism on US college campuses - analysis

American universities may not have the answer to antisemitism, but they also aren’t breeding grounds of hate.

A pro-Palestinian activist places a sign as students and activists gather on the campus of Columbia University to protest against the war in Gaza, in New York City in April 2024.

Brown University’s Jewish president turns down Trump’s ‘Compact’ deal for campuses

Like MIT’s president, Paxson is Jewish and has cultivated the support of her campus’ Jewish community even amid concerns about the handling of pro-Palestinian student protests last year.

Sayles Hall on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

‘Dialogue’ isn’t enough to fix what ails campuses, Jewish students like us need more - opinion

The trauma and upheaval of the Israel-Hamas war enhanced a sense of fear, grief, alienation, and anger among American Jewish college students.

A Jewish learning session at the Campus Commons retreat in 2025

UK gov. ministers set to launch antisemitism crackdown

In the wake of the Manchester antisemitic attack, new measures are being put in place in the academic and medical fields

A VIGIL, organized by the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, is held to honor victims of the synagogue attack last week. Two years after the October 7 massacre in Israel, the same hatred has claimed lives in Europe, the writer laments.

UK universities told to crack down on antisemitism after synagogue attack

After the deadly Manchester synagogue attack, the UK government told universities to confront rising antisemitism and protect Jewish students.

 A man holds a placard shaped like a key during a pro-Palestinian rally calling for the UK government to stop allowing arms exports and military co-operation with Israel, in London, Britain, June 21, 2025.

MIT’s Jewish president rejects Trump’s offer of ‘priority’ funding in exchange for policy changes

Sally Kornbluth rejected the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," making MIT the first school to reject the proposal.

Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses.

The new Diaspora divide: The Oct. 7 split and its psychosocial impact on American Jews

Part I, The United States experience: How national context shapes the post-Oct. 7 Jewish response.

SHOWING UP for Israel in Washington, DC.

Jewish activists Emily Schrader, Blake Flayton talk being Jewish on campus - interview

‘The Jerusalem Post’ sits down with Israel activists Emily Schrader and Blake Flayton, authors of 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College: An Illustrated Guide.

Emily Schrader

US civil rights agency opens sweeping probe on Trump's campus antisemitism response

A Democratic-led commission will investigate the Trump administration's response to campus antisemitism.

Faculty and Professors attend a rally outside of Columbia University on the first day of the fall semester in New York City, U.S., September 2, 2025.