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UCLA students visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem on a Maccabee Task Force trip to Israel, July 2026. (UCLA Hillel)
July 23, 2026, 2:53 am
Anti-Zionism still ravages UCLA. Some non-Jewish students seek answers in Israel
With tensions over the Jewish state still simmering at one of America’s most polarized campuses, a student trip challenges assumptions and asks leaders to form alliances with ‘ostracized’ Jews
By Zev Stub
National Education Association (NEA) Secretary-Treasurer Noel Candelaria speaks during a rally in Washington, May 20, 2026. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for United for Democracy)
July 18, 2026, 4:40 pm
ADL and JCPA reactions to US teachers union exposes divide on how to fight antisemitism
Organizations united on dire situation for Jewish teachers and students, but rare public disagreement on strategy highlights split between proponents of conciliatory approach or toughness on NEA
By Grace Gilson
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff poses for a portrait in the A.D. White House on June 6, 2024. (Ryan Young / Cornell University via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 3:33 am
Cornell trustees back Jewish president after anti-Israel students mob his car
Michael Kotlikoff will not pursue complaints against student and non-student protesters, who are also cleared in investigation following April 30 incident
By Andrew Lapin
Protesters target Hillel at Baruch College, part of the CUNY system, in New York City, June 6, 2024. (Luke Tress)
May 12, 2026, 5:35 pm
Citing Israel’s ‘international crimes,’ NYC student government trying to defund Hillel
New School’s student senate voted to block funds for Jewish club due to Israel ties in 1st vote of its kind in US, drawing pushback from university president
By Luke Tress
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen speaks outside the Hall of Justice in San Jose, California, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
May 12, 2026, 5:33 pm
Judge bars Jewish DA from trying Stanford anti-Israel protesters, alleging conflict
Critics say ruling risks reinforcing antisemitic tropes and opens door for future defendants to ‘weaponize a prosecutor’s identity against them’
By Niva Ashkenazi
A counter-demonstrator wears an Israeli flag while carrying an American flag near a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on April 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 13, 2026, 4:15 pm
Some – but not all – US colleges that worked with Trump receive higher marks from ADL
Columbia, Brown and UCLA are among the schools whose grades improved on the watchdog’s annual campus antisemitism report card after falling in line to preserve federal funding
By Andrew Lapin
Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the US Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses on February 19, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube/ via JTA)
February 24, 2026, 12:55 pm
Jewish students warn US Commission on Civil Rights against politicizing campus antisemitism
During a hearing on how the federal government has responded to Jew-hatred at educational institutions, Democrats and Republicans argue over whose administration handled the issue most poorly
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, has been chosen to lead Columbia University beginning in July 2026. (Max Gerber/ University of Wisconsin via JTA)
January 27, 2026, 12:09 am
Columbia selects Jennifer Mnookin, Jewish U of Wisconsin chancellor, as next leader
The fourth woman to assume the role since the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion, the new president has a reputation for promoting open inquiry and academic freedom while keeping the peace
By PHILISSA CRAMER
File - Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested by US immigration agents while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, talks to reporters on arriving back in Boston, May 10, 2025, a day after she was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center on the orders of a federal judge. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi, File)
December 9, 2025, 6:33 am
US judge orders Trump administration to remove limits on anti-Israel Tufts student
Court concludes Rumeysa Ozturk is likely to succeed in proving ICE unlawfully terminated her record in key database of foreign students
By Nate Raymond
Archaeologist Thomas Levy with his new memoir 'The Boomer Archaeologist,' in Jerusalem in September 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
December 6, 2025, 2:01 pm
New graphic memoir traces how archaeology – and US academia – evolved over 50 years
In ‘The Boomer Archaeologist,’ UC San Diego Prof. Thomas Levy presents the story of his American dream, passion for research and love for Israel, while digging across the world
By Rossella Tercatin
Columbia graduate Chloe Katz holds a sign reading, 'The Jewish nation lives on,' as she prepares to embark on her move to Israel, August 2025. (Courtesy)
December 2, 2025, 2:03 am
How campus antisemitism is spurring a new wave of US college graduates to move to Israel
One expert says students are deepening their networks in Jewish and Israel-focused circles to ‘simply be with people who get it,’ often opening the path to immigration
By Simone Saidmehr
The University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Virginia, October 12, 2022. (Daxia ROJAS / AFP)
November 15, 2025, 11:29 am
Is dining hall matzah ‘DEI’? The answer isn’t clear to ex-University of Virginia president
Jim Ryan, who says he was pushed out by GOP pressure, says ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ ban left basic questions unanswered, like whether serving kosher food violates policy
By Andrew Lapin
Protestors gather outside the Moakley Federal Courthouse, where Harvard University appeared to challenge $2.6 billion in funding cuts by the Trump administration, July 21, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
October 3, 2025, 12:53 am
Trump administration to US colleges: Limit foreign enrollment, ensure viewpoint diversity
Memo promises ‘meaningful’ grants to colleges that agree to terms, including ban on race and sex-based admission policies, nixing institutions that ‘belittle’ conservative ideas
By Reuters
Signs are displayed outside a tent encampment at Northwestern University on April 26, 2024, in Evanston, Illinois. (AP/ Teresa Crawford/ File)
October 2, 2025, 1:13 am
Dozens of Northwestern students face penalties for boycotting antisemitism video
While there is no requirement to endorse the contents of the training video made by Chicago’s Jewish federation, dozens protest what they call ‘biased’ content as bigotry against Jews peaks
By Grace Gilson
A sign is shown written over to read 'University of Palestine' at an anti-Israel encampment on the University of Washington campus April 29, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
September 29, 2025, 5:29 pm
‘Alarming’ survey: US college students prefer Palestinians as an ally over Israel
Poll by Yale University’s Buckley Institute also finds nearly half of students think it’s okay to shout down speakers, and that Cuba’s economic model is better than the US’s
By Zev Stub
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