Tag: Campus Antisemitism
Foxx warns ‘spineless college leaders’ of ‘healthy dose of reality’ at hearings
Three more university leaders will face questions from congressional representatives regarding antisemitic rhetoric and intimidation on their U.S. campuses since the Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, promulgated by anti-Israel protesters.
Members...
Ontario passes bill requiring colleges to set guidelines against racism
Bill 166, the Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, was approved in Ontario’s legislative assembly on May 14.
It states that colleges and universities in the Canadian province “shall have policies and rules that describe...
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee ‘caved’ to anti-Israel protesters, say congressman, Jewish orgs
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reached a deal on Sunday with anti-Israel protesters two weeks after the latter set up tents on campus “in defiance of a state rule banning camping on campus property,” the Milwaukee...
Martha Pollack, president of Cornell, to resign after intense campus protests
Martha E. Pollack, the president of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., has announced her plans to retire on June 30.
“It is only after extensive reflection that I have determined that this is the right decision,” she...
U of Amsterdam releases list of Israeli research partners
Lawmakers in the Netherlands are furious over the University of Amsterdam’s decision to release a list of Israeli research partners in an attempt to appease violent pro-Palestinian rioters.
MP Claire Martens-America of the ruling People’s...
The fight for Israel is a fight for American values
If you are shocked by the recent rise in antisemitism and anti-Israel activity in America, I invite you to look at the big picture. How did we get here? You are probably asking, “Why...
House Speaker Johnson to boost congressional efforts against campus Jew-hatred
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have announced plans to increase federal scrutiny as a result of the aggressive antisemitic environment that has emerged at universities across the country since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attacks...
Poll shows Harvard faculty divided over severity of campus antisemitism
Harvard University’s student newspaper published research providing a snapshot of views held by professors at the Ivy League school on the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip after Oct. 7.
The annual Faculty of...
Police arrest anti-Israel activists on Emory campus, including faculty members
Gregory L. Fenves, president of Emory University in Atlanta, released a statement on Friday about campus protests the day before that resulted in 28 arrests, placing the blame on outside agitators for a demonstration that ended...
House Appropriations Committee member warns schools about inaction on Jew-hatred
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on Tuesday about the “sharp increase in antisemitism on college campuses nationwide.”
“I respect the right to assemble and free speech....