ADL grades US campuses’ efforts to combat antisemitism, says many schools failing

The Anti-Defamation League issues its first Campus Antisemitism Report Card, an assessment of efforts taken by US universities to combat antisemitism, and finds many leading schools are failing.

According to the ADL, the “Report Card reviewed 85 schools and assigned grades from A through F, to give campus leadership, parents, students, alumni and stakeholders a mechanism to evaluate the state of antisemitism on campus and how schools across the country are responding.”

Two schools received an A, 17 schools received a B, 29 schools received a C, 24 schools received a D, and 13 schools received an F grade.

The two schools with the best record were Brandeis University and  Elon University.

Among the leading schools given a failing grade were The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Tufts University and University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

“Every campus should get an A – that’s not grade inflation, that’s the minimum that every group on every campus expects. Like all students, Jewish students deserve to feel safe and supported on campus. They deserve a learning environment free from antisemitism and hate. But that hasn’t been the experience with antisemitism running rampant on campus since even before October 7,” says Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO.

“At a time when antisemitic incidents on campus are at historic levels, administrators need to adopt new policies to address this scourge and have the willingness to enforce existing codes of conduct to ensure all students are safe,” he says.