The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rutgers-university/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Rutgers University | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rutgers-university/ 32 32 Rutgers disinvites graduation speaker who claimed Israel ‘trains dogs to sexually assault prisoners’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rutgers-university-withdraws-invite-to-graduation-speaker-over-criticism-of-israel/ Wed, 06 May 2026 19:24:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3817861 New Jersey's flagship state school specifically cites 'inflammatory claim' about K9 'dungeons' by Rami Elghandour, who has also accused Israel of 'genocide' and 'terrorism'

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]]> Rutgers, feds reach agreement on likely discrimination amid Gaza war protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/rutgers-feds-reach-agreement-on-likely-discrimination-amid-gaza-war-protests/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:30:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3452141 US Department of Education says New Jersey university likely failed to protect students, and school must review its anti-discrimination policies

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]]> US House panel grills university heads over deals to end anti-Israel encampments https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-panel-grills-university-heads-over-deals-to-end-anti-israel-encampments/ Fri, 24 May 2024 03:02:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3297125 Presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers insist they didn't yield to protesters' demands, as Republican committee head accuses them of 'capitulating to the antisemitic rule breakers'

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]]> Letters by Jewish Rutgers students, faculty decry campus’s anti-Israel environment https://www.timesofisrael.com/letters-by-jewish-rutgers-students-faculty-decry-campuss-anti-israel-environment/ Wed, 22 May 2024 17:11:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3295861 Separate letters with hundreds of signatures come day ahead of university president Jonathan Holloway's congressional hearing on campus antisemitism

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]]> What to do when your alma mater doesn’t reflect your values? - Sponsored Content https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-to-do-when-your-alma-mater-doesnt-reflect-your-values/ Tue, 14 May 2024 11:51:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3289814 School administrators across the country have negotiated with protestors, reaching shocking deals that capitulated to anti-Israel pressure. Together we can make a difference. Here are some ideas.

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]]> As some colleges make deals to end protests, critics say they’re incentivizing unrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-some-colleges-make-deals-to-end-protests-critics-say-theyre-incentivizing-unrest/ Sat, 04 May 2024 17:42:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3282131&preview=true&preview_id=3282131 Certain Jewish community members unsatisfied with agreements that gave ground to anti-Israel activists, say they're 'watering and fertilizing seeds for more in the future'

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]]> Rutgers joins growing list of schools under GOP House investigation for antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/rutgers-joins-growing-list-of-schools-under-gop-house-investigation-for-antisemitism/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:48:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3255297 Panel chair says New Jersey university's center for Muslim and South Asian studies 'a hotbed of radical antisemitic, anti-American, anti-Israel, and pro-terrorist activity'

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]]> Rutgers suspends Students for Justice in Palestine for violating university policies https://www.timesofisrael.com/rutgers-suspends-students-for-justice-in-palestine-for-violating-university-policies/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 02:16:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3177208 Associate dean tells local SJP chapter 'there is a reasonable basis to conclude' its activities 'pose a substantial and immediate threat to the safety and well-being of others'

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]]> Jewish, Muslim chaplains navigate US campus tensions as Israel-Hamas war rages https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-muslim-chaplains-navigate-us-campus-tensions-as-israel-hamas-war-rages/ Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:38:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3137449 In charged and polarizing climate, ministries are seeking to console and guide students gripped with anger, pain, confusion or fear stemming from new violence and old grievances

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]]> Holocaust survivors school young dentists on ‘trauma-informed’ care in New Jersey https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-school-young-dentists-on-trauma-informed-care-in-new-jersey/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:55:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3088264 Since 2020, a free clinic at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has treated 69 Holocaust survivors, many of whom are afflicted with dental diseases due to childhood malnourishment

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]]> Jewish fraternity at New Jersey’s Rutgers University reports antisemitic harassment https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-fraternity-at-new-jerseys-rutgers-university-reports-antisemitic-harassment/ Sat, 30 Apr 2022 02:13:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2753935 Protesters from pro-Palestinian rally shouted antisemitic rhetoric and spat at members; in another incident, assailants threw eggs during Holocaust commemorations

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]]> Rutgers University condemns antisemitism, then apologizes for doing so https://www.timesofisrael.com/rutgers-university-condemns-antisemitism-then-apologizes-for-doing-so/ Sat, 29 May 2021 01:16:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2554661 Following backlash from New Jersey school’s Students for Justice in Palestine, chancellor says he's sorry for original statement and promises to be 'more sensitive and balanced'

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]]> Rutgers university residence hall to be named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg https://www.timesofisrael.com/rutgers-university-residence-hall-to-be-named-for-ruth-bader-ginsburg/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 06:36:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2454206 Former US Supreme Court justice taught at New Jersey-based law school for five years before taking position at Columbia and founding the Women’s Rights Project

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]]> ‘Fauda’ screenwriter wanted to depict terrorists as ‘real human beings’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/fauda-screenwriter-wanted-to-depict-terrorists-as-real-human-beings/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:25:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1932593 Praised for its realism, for writer Moshe Zonder, the Israeli counterterrorism thriller’s importance lies in its moral ambiguities

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]]> Book charging Israel intentionally maims Palestinians wins US academic prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/book-charging-israel-intentionally-maims-palestinians-wins-academic-prize/ Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:33:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1925716 Rutgers University professor Jasbir Puar claims that Israeli troops seek to injure Palestinians 'in order to control them'

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