Culture
Antisemitic attacks in U.S. last year highest on record since 1979(The Center Square) â The number of antisemitic attacks tracked by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2024 were the largest on record since it began reporting antisemitic incidents in 1979. Read More
Public Education
âI am sorryâ: Harvard promises to address antisemitism after rejecting Trump admin’s demands(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Harvard University President Alan Garber on Tuesday promised to address antisemitism after internal investigations revealed a hostile campus climate. Garber said… Read More
Culture
Poll: Majority of Americans support defunding universities that tolerate antisemitism on campusTwo in three U.S. adults and over half of college students support cutting federal funding and contracts to universities that do not protect Jewish students, according to a new survey. Read More
Public Education
DHS, IRS join government funding crackdown on Harvard over antisemitism charges(The Center Square) â The Trump administration is increasing financial pressure on Harvard University, targeting many of the schoolâs funding sources in an effort to root out antisemitism in American… Read More
Public Education
Harvard scoffs at Trump admin’s demands to address antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Harvard University announced Monday it will not agree to the Trump administrationâs demands to address antisemitism on campus. The Department of Education (ED) sent a… Read More
Government
Trump admin targets Harvard in crackdown on campus antisemitism(The Daily Signal) â The federal government has initiated a grant review of Harvard University as part of its efforts to combat antisemitism, the Department of Health and Human… Read More
Public Education
Colorado colleges face federal investigations for antisemitism and DEI(The Center Square) â Two Colorado colleges are facing federal investigations, one for antisemitism and another for possible ârace-exclusionary practices.â The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is one of… Read More
Public Education
NY governor demands public university take down Palestinian studies faculty job postingIn what may well be a nod to the Trump administration, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a stern order to a New York City college to remove a potentially… Read More
Government
Columbia University agrees to address antisemitism following $400 million in federal cuts by Trump adminAn Ivy League university says it will address charges of antisemitism in the classroom and on campus after the Trump administration revoked $400 million in grants and contracts. In a… Read More
Culture
Ivy League university fires employee for antisemitic act of removing Israeli hostage posterHarvard University recently took action against an anti-Israel protester. The Massachusetts school condemned and fired one of its employees for taking down a poster on campus featuring Israeli hostages. Harvardâs… Read More
Opinion
Trump is draining the higher ed swamp(The Daily Signal) â A reckoning is coming for higher education. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it would pull $400 million in grants from… Read More
Government
Linda McMahon says Education Dept launching federal crackdown on antisemitism at elite schools like Harvard, Columbia(Daily Caller News Foundation) â U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared on Fox Business Friday to share how the U.S. Department of Education is combating antisemitism at elite universities. Read More
Government
Missouri bill focuses on antisemitic discrimination in public K-12 schools, higher educationAntisemitism is âa daily realityâ for Nikolay Remizov, who chose to run for Saint Louis Universityâs student government president last fall. âMy campaign materials were defaced with antisemitic imagery, horns… Read More
Public Education
UC Berkeley faces scrutiny over failure to report anti-Jewish hate crimes(The Daily Signal) â Hannah Schlacter, a 2024 University of California at Berkeley graduate with an MBA, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, alleging that the… Read More
Public Education
Report: Most Ivy League schools improving on combating against antisemitism(The Center Square) â A new report shows that most Ivy League schools have improved relations with Jewish students, while Columbia, Princeton and Yale have had no improvement. The Anti-Defamation… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts teachersâ union backtracks after being exposed for promoting antisemitic materialsÂA Massachusetts teachersâ union is playing belated defense after allegedly directing teachers to access antisemitic images and materials via its website. The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) has said it… Read More
Government
US Dept of Ed investigates antisemitism at 5 major universitiesFive prominent universities from California to New York will be investigated for civil rights violations related to antisemitism on campus, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced. The investigation is… Read More
Courts
Harvard adopts new antisemitism definition to settle lawsuits alleging the school didnât protect Jewish studentsThe nationâs oldest university has agreed to adopt a new definition of antisemitism as part of settling two federal lawsuits that allege it failed to protect Jewish students following Hamasâ… Read More
Courts
Judge upholds suspension of anti-Israel group at University of VermontA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-Israel group at the University of Vermont (UVM) over its suspension. The group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), brought… Read More
Public Education
âHostile environmentâ: University failed To address hundreds of complaints alleging harassment of Jewish students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Department of Education announced Thursday that it resolved several complaints with Rutgers University regarding how the school handled harassment of Jewish students. The departmentâs… Read More