Universities

Columbia University agrees to $221m settlement in federal antisemitism probe

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the US is undergoing a ‘seismic shift’ in its response to antisemitism at taxpayer-funded institutions

By Aaron Bandler

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July 24, 2025 09:51

Columbia University has agreed a sizeable settlement with the federal government as part of an Education Department investigation into campus antisemitism (Image: Getty)

Jewish student to sue Berlin university after hate attack left him with brain haemorrhage

The student claims the Free University of Berlin has failed to deal with antisemitism

By Jamie Shapiro

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July 18, 2025 14:15

The Free University of Berlin (FU) will have to answer questions in court (Image: Getty)

Anti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warns

Dr Sara Yael Hirschhorn spoke to the JC about her mission to get students to engage with the Israel-Palestine conflict beyond the limits of TikTok videos, hashtags, and political propaganda

By Amelie Botbol

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July 16, 2025 15:50

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Columbia president tried to remove Jewish ‘mole’ on university board

Newly published emails show that Claire Shipman downplayed concerns about campus antisemitism and called for the dismissal of one of the institution’s ‘most outspoken Jewish advocates’

By Andrew Bernard

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July 3, 2025 15:29

Claire Shipman, acting president of Columbia University, has apologised after it emerged she called for the removal of a Jewish member of the university's board (Image: Getty)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Qatari money, priorities and interests are now woven into many US universities

Universities must reconsider their values, for the sake of America’s future

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June 19, 2025 10:16

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigan's Board of Regents on the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

US suspends student visa applications over college antisemitism probe

The pause will allow the Trump administration to set up procedures to vet candidates’ social media activity

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 28, 2025 09:52

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has paused new applications for student visas ahead of the rollout of new social media vetting standards (Image: Getty)

Calls for inquiry as UK universities branded ‘hubs of hate’ for Jewish students

Peers demand action over ‘institutional failure’ to protect Jewish students on campus

By Jane Prinsley

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May 7, 2025 14:10

A student highlighting kidnapped Israelis still being held in Gaza stands next to an encampment of anti-Israel students at Manchester University on 8 May, 2024. (Photo via Getty Images)

Jewish student house plans security fence due to ‘huge surge’ in antisemitism

Hillel House in Birmingham submits planning application after incidents on campuses nationwide

By Jane Prinsley

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May 7, 2025 09:11

Hillel House in Edgbaston outside Birmingham (Photo: Hillel Facebook)

St Andrews rector who accused Israel of ‘genocidal attacks’ in October 2023 wins appeal

The university’s Chancellor ruled in favour of Stella Maris, who was removed from her position on governing body in the wake of her comments

By Jane Prinsley

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May 6, 2025 16:00

Stella Maris, rector of the University of St Andrews (Image: University of St Andrews)

Leeds students celebrate Jerusalem terror attack with post about ‘legendary’ machine gun

Jewish university students brace for further hostility and antisemitism on campus as new academic year begins

Forty Gazan students to come to the UK to study in government-backed scholarship scheme

George Washington University ‘deliberately indifferent’ to antisemitism, claims DoJ report

SOAS expels student involved in Gaza encampment following harassment allegation

Kiwi musical college sparks confusion with ‘we love NZSM’ tweet

Australia tells universities they will face cuts if they fail to tackle antisemitism

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Leeds students celebrate Jerusalem terror attack with post about ‘legendary’ machine gun

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