Campus Antisemitism

Canadian university leaders pledge coordinated action following damning campus antisemitism report

The findings of the Government of Canada's CASE report make clear that hate and antisemitism on university campuses demand urgent action, the CIJA and Jewish Federations across Canada stated.

Police form a barrier between Al-Quds day protesters and pro-Israel counter protestors near the US Consulate in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026; illustrative
Jewish conservative activist Liz Benichou is knocked to the ground during a confrontation with a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

WATCH: Jewish pro-Trump activist assaulted, threatened with death at Michigan university

Students demonstrate during a pro-Palestinian protest during the University of Michigan’s spring commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024 at Michigan Stadium.

US charges four more defendants in conspiracy targeting Michigan university, Jewish community

UK Education Secretary Lucy Powell (at the head of the table) and Sir David Bell (to her right) meet with education leaders and members of the Jewish community to discuss the government's response to Bell's review on tackling antisemitism in schools and colleges. October 21, 2026.

Independent review finds extensive antisemitism in English schools


Cornell trustees back Jewish president after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters

The Ivy League school’s Board of Trustees issued a statement of support for Michael Kotlikoff following an investigation into the April 30 incident.

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff poses for a portrait in the A.D. White House on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Sarah Lawrence student senate rejects J Street U chapter after fierce backlash

'Student senators compared recognizing the group to approving ‘a white supremacist organization.’

Members of the national board of J Street U, the liberal Zionist group's campus wing, speak at their 2026 convention in Washington, D.C.

Second assailant arrested in connection to vicious assault at DePaul University

Kasem Noubani, 24, appeared in court last week on counts of aggravated battery and two counts of a hate crime. The same charges were filed against the other attacker, who pleaded guilty in 2025.

DePaul university student Max Long

Jewish groups protest removal of Jewish DA from Stanford protest case

Bay Area Jewish organizations said a judge’s decision to remove District Attorney Jeff Rosen from a Stanford protest case risks reinforcing antisemitic stereotypes.

Students and pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Stanford University to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, April 22, 2024

GW University investigates possible chemical attack on student-led Israel festival

The university will examine whether individuals attending the event were targeted based on their Jewish faith, it said in a statement.

Activists make protest signs inside a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University in Washington, DC, US, May 2, 2024.

Georgetown law speaker withdraws after backlash over ‘Zionist’ views

A pro-Israel Jewish economist and former university president withdrew from Georgetown Law’s commencement after students criticized his views on Israel and campus protests.

Georgetown

Rutgers disinvites commencement speaker for claiming Israelis 'train dogs to assault prisoners'

Rutgers rescinded a commencement speaker invitation over social media posts accusing Israel of genocide and sharing inflammatory claims.

Graduates and guests of Rutgers University graduation exit the ceremonies

Over 2,000 UMich students, staff, alumni back professor for praising anti-Israel activists

A Monday petition signed by 754 alumni echoed the first letter's demands, calling on Grasso to pledge to protect free speech, free expression, and institutional neutrality.

University of Michigan professor Derek Peterson praises campus pro-Palestinian protesters during his commencement speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2, 2026.

US organizations urge Congress to pass act targeting undisclosed foreign funding in universities

Qatar was revealed to be the largest foreign source of gifts and contracts to American universities in 2025, worth more than $1.1 billion.

United States Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Pennsylvania's Swarthmore College sees 'hundreds of acts' of anti-Israel vandalism

Graffiti was spray-painted on buildings, trees, fences, and walkways, and while the college staff was working to remove the damage.

Demonstrators occupy a makeshift protest camp on Parish Beach at Swarthmore College on April 24, 2024 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.