Antisemitism on campus

Demonstrators clash over controversial lecturer who ‘distributed Hamas propaganda’

Rana Baker was exposed by the JC in November for disseminating Hamas-published material to her students and encouraging them to think of the proscribed group as a ‘liberation movement’

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Demonstrators clash over controversial lecturer who ‘distributed Hamas propaganda’

A New York judge has denied an attempt to block a lawsuit from Jewish students relating to a pro-Palestine protest at the Cooper Union college

Antisemitism on campus

Judge denies attempt to block Jewish students’ lawsuit over violent campus protest

By Izzy Salant

2 min read

Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson said: “The findings of this survey are deeply disturbing, and it is appalling that Jewish students feel unable to participate fully in university life." (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Universities

Education Secretary ‘disturbed’ by campus antisemitism revealed by JC

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Jewish students

Bacon taped to doors, Hitler salutes and assaults: Jewish students reveal scale of hostility on UK campuses

By Jane Prinsley

11 min read

The US Department of Education has launched several investigations into antisemitism on university campuses, including at Columbia (Image: Getty)

Antisemitism on campus

Investigation launched into ‘Jew-hatred’ at American universities

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Harvard

Harvard adopts IHRA definition after settling antisemitism lawsuits

By Vita Fellig

3 min read

CST recorded 325 university-related antisemitic incidents in the last two academic years – compared to the 150 university incidents recorded between 2020-2022. (CST)

Jewish students

Record levels of antisemitism on UK campuses, CST report reveals

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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By Szymon Sawicki & Ewan Woods

We must take a stand for free speech on campus

Last week’s Oxford Union debate is symptomatic of the alarming deterioration of campus dialogue on Israel

3 min read

December 6, 2024 12:49

Protesters outside King's College, Cambridge in May (Getty Images)

Philanthropist son of Holocaust survivors defunds Cambridge over ‘infestation’ of anti-Israel bias

Donor Ivan Berkowitz drops £300,000 pledge to Trinity College

By Imogen Garfinkel

7 min read

December 5, 2024 11:50

Students gather around their tents during a protest in support of Palestinian people, at Kings College at Cambridge University (Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

American campuses are now even more toxic for Jews

The campaign to cancel Hillel is about stigmatising, silencing and banishing campus Jews

2 min read

December 5, 2024 07:55

Protesters hold a rally against the Baruch College Hillel on June 5 in New York City (Getty Images)

By Tanya Gold

This wasn’t a debate but a shakedown at the Oxford Union

Oxford’s Jewish students were right to avoid this utter disgrace

3 min read

December 3, 2024 16:12

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

House report finds that universities made ‘shocking concessions’ to hate

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce. has spotlighted surging campus antisemitism in the wake of October 7

3 min read

November 7, 2024 10:42

Students protest as they walk out from the George Washington University (GWU) commencement ceremony (Getty Images)

Dear students, this is how to resist the academic intifada

In letters adapted from a new book, US academic Gil Troy explains why celebrating Zionism is the best way to counter the anti-Israel movement on campuses

By Gil Troy

17 min read

October 30, 2024 15:08