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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
The University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. (Stock photo via JTA)
September 4, 2025, 4:23 pm
Jewish Studies faculty at U of Oregon rally to protect their jobs from feared budget cuts
Amid a tense atmosphere on US campuses after Oct. 7, many worry that broader reductions in humanities will find their way to professors teaching Judaic or Israeli courses
By Andrew Lapin
Tessa Veksler celebrates her graduation from the University of California, Santa Barbara, June 16, 2024. (Courtesy)
May 2, 2025, 5:06 am
How a Jewish-American student leader faced down hate to become a global influencer
As anti-Israel protests peaked last year, Tessa Veksler beat a recall vote as UC Santa Barbara student body president. She now features in the top-grossing documentary ‘October 8’
By Katja Ridderbusch
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during an Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, April 20, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 24, 2025, 4:21 pm
An elite Jewish society at Yale fractures over its director’s embrace of Itamar Ben Gvir
As Shabtai, which says it promotes free speech, welcomes the far-right Israeli minister at off-campus events, critics in and outside of the group protest his extremist rhetoric
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: A Cornell University student walks along the campus in Ithaca, NY, on Dec. 16, 2021, with luggage in tow. (AP/Heather Ainsworth)
March 30, 2025, 1:26 am
Cornell’s new Jewish president says he’s ‘very comfortable’ with where university is currently
Days after being permanently appointed to the interim position he’s held since July 2024, Mike Kotlikoff weighs in on campus Jewish life, visa revocations, and academic freedom
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: An anti-Israel rally at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2017. (YouTube screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 16, 2024, 2:13 am
4 years after complaint, Illinois university bans harassment of students for Zionist views
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign amends its code of conduct after a 2020 complaint alleging numerous antisemitic acts, but its timing amid the Gaza war is notable
By Cathryn J. Prince
Protesters speak to the press as they gather at a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel encampment during a rally at George Washington University in Washington, DC, May 6, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
August 26, 2024, 1:51 am
US universities, Jewish groups hope to change campus climate as school year begins
With new initiatives including broader rules around demonstrations and even full-time surveillance, institutions seek to rein in anti-Israel protesters, who vow not to ease up
By Andrew Lapin
The Harvard campus Hillel House welcomes students into its 'safe space,' in Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 12, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
April 28, 2024, 3:42 am
US Jewish campus groups become a haven for students facing post-Oct. 7 hostility
Attendance surges at Hillel, Chabad houses nationwide as students seek refuge from an increasingly unwelcoming atmosphere amid strident, and often antisemitic, anti-Israel protests
By Deena Yellin
Eitan Hersh speaks in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, February 21, 2018. (Anna Miller/Tufts University)
March 20, 2024, 1:12 am
Prof. Eitan Hersh answers the $64,000 question: Are Jewish kids safe at US colleges?
The political scientist at Tufts began a far-reaching student survey in 2022 amid rising antisemitism. After October 7, his data-driven mission has become pivotal for American Jews
By Jordana Horn
Julia Jassey speaks at a Jewish on Campus event in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
March 18, 2024, 12:40 am
Jewish on Campus CEO Julia Jassey: Now more than ever US Jews must stand their ground
While she sees ‘frightening’ levels and an unprecedented normalization of antisemitism, the student group co-founder believes the Golden Age of American Jewry is not dead
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: The alma mater statute on the Columbia University campus. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
March 11, 2024, 2:14 am
Former Columbia Law dean says antisemitism task force’s next report to focus on Jews
David Schizer believes that despite post-Oct. 7 displays the NYC university is incredibly welcoming to Jewish students and that this will be felt again when its charter is enforced
By Jordana Horn
Pro-Israel demonstrators sing a song during a protest at Columbia University after the October 7 Hamas atrocities, October 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
March 5, 2024, 5:28 pm
Inaugural Columbia task force report confirms Jewish students’ claims of antisemitism
Report recognizes that Jews on campus were subject to ‘racist epithets and antisemitic tropes’; focuses on enforcing guidelines around demonstrations
By Jordana Horn
From left: Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images via AFP)
March 5, 2024, 3:52 am
The 4th to testify: Congressional witness Pamela Nadell on the US antisemitism crisis
The historian, who had a front-row seat next to three university presidents during their earth-shattering testimony on campus Jew hatred, dissects the ‘sea change’ since Oct. 7
By Jordana Horn
This August 31, 2017, file photo shows a sign for Middlebury College on the campus in Middlebury, Vermont. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
March 1, 2024, 4:55 pm
Complaint against Middlebury College alleges discrimination aimed at Jewish students
Title VI civil rights grievance filed by the StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice says Vermont school retaliated against those who claimed to suffer antisemitism on campus
By Cathryn J. Prince
From left to right: Yasmeen Ohebsion, Kevin Feigelis and Talia Khan testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the state of antisemitism on American university campuses, in Washington, DC, February 29, 2024. (Screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 1, 2024, 3:13 pm
In DC, Jewish students tell House committee: ‘It’s open season on Jews on our campus’
Months after the Education and Workforce Committee hearing that contributed to the resignation of top school presidents, Jewish students say the hatred continues unchecked
By Jordana Horn
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