Campus Antisemitism

Qatar ties linked to anti-Western ideological shift at Georgetown, Middle East Forum reports

The money has not only sustained the campuses but also funded faculty, research initiatives, and endowed chairs on the Washington campus.

A man holds a Palestinian flag as Georgetown students hold an on-campus protest in support of Palestine at Georgetown University on September 4, 2024 in Washington, DC.
 Jennifer Mnookin attends UCLA Black Law: 50th Anniversary Solidarity Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on April 04, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Columbia appoints new President, Jewish legal scholar Jennifer Mnookin, after two years of unrest

 Pro-Palestinian supporters attempt to gain entry to Grand Central Terminal as they protest against City University of New York (CUNY) college allowing the filming of an FBI: Most Wanted episode fictionalising a Gaza Solidarity Encampment in New York City, US, July 22, 2024.

CUNY purged Jews from leadership in 'deliberate plan, ' new report claims

Protesters demand the removal of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani from Emory's medical department, January 2026.

Emory University removes Iranian official Larijani's daughter from medical faculty - report


Jewish education: The first line of defense for Jews worldwide - opinion

'Education has to be the first line of defense because without it, most Jews will be unable to stand up and be proud.'

STAR OF DAVID necklace: Inside or outside your shirt?

Northwestern president steps down after university faces Trump funding cuts, antisemitism claims

President Michael Schill said in a statement that it was the "right time" for new leadership to guide the university into the future.

Northwestern University president Michael Schill reacts during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024.

Judge overturns Trump administration’s Harvard funding freeze tied to antisemitism allegations

US District Judge Allison Burroughs wrote that the Trump administration had used allegations of antisemitism at top US universities as a “smokescreen” for advancing its political agenda.

Here, people gather at Harvard to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Federal judge reinstates Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Pittsburgh

The decision comes as the school year kicks off with multiple battles over the pro-Palestinian group’s presence on college campuses

A vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus took place under court order on Oct. 7, 2024.

'In the shadow of swords:' Columbia returns to class after turmoil of antisemitism, Trump deal

Columbia entered the semester with new campus rules and federal settlement payments as activists promised continued protests and Jewish students reported intimidation.

Protestors rally in front of Columbia University for Al Jazeera reporters Anas Al Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, freelance cameraman Momen Aliwa and freelance journalist Mohammed al-Khalidi, who were killed in Gaza City by an Israeli strike, in New York City, U.S., August

Columbia University students return under shadow of Trump antisemitism deal

Some within Columbia are concerned that a new antisemitism definition adopted by the university, which recognizes some criticism of Israel as discriminatory toward Jews, would chill academic freedom.

Thanassis Cambanis, holding microphone and fellow protesters rally near Columbia University's main campus gates in New York, Sept. 2, 2025, to lace into the school's new agreement with the Trump administration, as well as the decision to keep some doors closed for the start of the school year.

Anti-Israel LFI politician Rima Hassan named as Brussels Free U class patron

The ULB rector acknowledged that the decision to honor Hassan has sparked a "great deal of emotion, reactions, and even insults and threats."

 Rima Hassan, the then candidate for the European elections on the list of La France Insoumise (LFI), attends a pro-Palestinian protest in central Paris, France, May 29, 2024.

DC-Area Universities Must Proactively Address Antisemitism on Their Campuses

As antisemitism rises on DC-area campuses, Jewish students demand more than crisis management - they want real prevention.

At an event in March 2025 at the University of Maryland with IDF soldiers

Finding inner strength on campus: How Jewish educators can help students - opinion

Jewish educators can model and cultivate a different kind of campus presence to help Jewish students thrive, not just survive.

Israeli flags are planted in the shape of the Star of David, on the campus of Columbia University, in New York, US, April 30, 2024.

Rights group sues UC Berkeley for alleged discrimination against Israeli professor

The Brandeis Center, which filed the lawsuit, has been tracking what it sees as a pattern of discrimination and academic distancing against Israeli scholars since Oct. 7

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.