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(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026. (Courtesy of the Brandeis Center via JTA)
April 17, 2026, 6:04 am
Trump official defends seeking identities of Jews at Penn for campus antisemitism probe
Head of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission insists there is no way to protect victims ‘unless you collect info about them,’ as others warn against ‘compiling lists of Jews’
By Andrew Lapin
University of Pennsylvania signage is seen in Philadelphia, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
January 22, 2026, 6:44 am
Penn slams Trump administration demand for list of Jewish staff in antisemitism probe
University denounces ‘disturbing and unconstitutional’ request for names, which Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it needs to ask Jewish employees about antisemitism allegations
By Grace Gilson
The entrance to Park East Synagogue, with dueling protesters on each side, separated by police, in New York City, November 19, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
November 26, 2025, 1:47 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 26: Day 782 – NY Jews’ mayoral fears realized at synagogue protest. What now?
NY correspondent Luke Tress gives the play-by-play of last week’s virulently anti-Israel protest, how lawfare groups may try to prevent future intimidation and a fraught campus atmosphere
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Luke Tress
Anti-Israel protesters and Philadelphia police have a standoff along 34th Street at the University of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2024. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
November 23, 2025, 11:45 pm
Penn Jewish groups ‘concerned’ as feds seek info on Jews for antisemitism probe
While they welcome investigation, organizations say ‘privacy, consent and safety of Jewish students, staff and faculty cannot be compromised’
By Luke Tress
University of Pennsylvania signage is seen in Philadelphia, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
May 9, 2025, 6:20 am
US says it is probing foreign donations at University of Pennsylvania
Education Department says institution has 30 days to provide information on tax records dating back to 2017, details on agreements with foreign governments
By Kanishka Singh
David Magerman (courtesy)
October 21, 2024, 1:59 am
Spurning alma mater UPenn over response to antisemitism, benefactor pivots to Israel
David Magerman to donate millions to 5 Israeli universities to create specialized degree programs that aim to integrate English speakers into Hebrew-speaking society
By Gavriel Fiske
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters march outside Columbia University, in New York City on May 23, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
August 16, 2024, 5:48 am
US colleges revise rules to stop resurgence of anti-Israel protests this school year
New measures include restrictions on encampments and overnight demonstrations; head of professors’ group claims moves constitute ‘repression we haven’t seen since the late 1960s’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Maintenance staff and waste disposal crews clean up after police cleared a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protest encampment on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 2024. (Matthew Hatcher / AFP)
June 28, 2024, 3:14 pm
Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to bar funding for schools that divest from Israel
If passed by House, measure would also bar Treasury from funding public pensions that boycott Israel; supporters say they wish to fight antisemitism
By AP and ToI Staff
A protester is taken into custody at S. 34th St. near the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on May 17, 2024. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
May 19, 2024, 3:30 am
Several Penn students face felony charges over attempted anti-Israel occupation
Campus police say 7 students among the 19 protesters arrested for trying to occupy building at Philadelphia university, including one who assaulted an officer
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A line of police in riot gear walk past police dismantling pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT, before dawn Friday, May 10, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
May 10, 2024, 5:30 pm
Police dismantle anti-Israel encampment at MIT, begin clearing at other campuses
Police in riot gear also clear out encampments at Penn and University of Arizona; MIT president says encampment ‘no longer safely sustainable’
By AP and ToI Staff
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
A University of Pennsylvania faculty delegation with President Isaac Herzog, center, on December 2, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
January 5, 2024, 1:03 pm
UPenn faculty solidarity mission receives rock-star reception in Israel
A whirlwind tour of less than three days represents the first organized visit by faculty from a US university after October 7, and Israeli academia shows its appreciation
By Gavriel Fiske
Students from North American universities listen to relatives of hostages in Gaza at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on December 27, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
December 30, 2023, 1:33 pm
US students touring Israel: Campus antisemitism is palpable, violent — and inescapable
Jews from top-tier American universities describe their experiences with hatred unleashed by the war with Hamas and its galvanizing effect on their communities
By Canaan Lidor
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)
December 15, 2023, 8:08 pm
US House calls on MIT, Harvard presidents to resign over campus antisemitism
125 Democrats vote against resolution from Stefanik, whose questioning of university presidents elicited qualified comments on how to respond to calls for ‘genocide of Jews’
By Ron Kampeas
US Representative Elise Stefanik arrives to a House Republicans caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2023. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson / AFP)
December 12, 2023, 4:29 pm
‘Is that really her?’: Liberal Jews split on Stefanik after antisemitism hearings
Some back Republican’s campus hate speech fight, but others note she has echoed white supremacist great replacement theory, supports Trump ‘who traffics in antisemitism all the time’
By Ron Kampeas
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