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US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel
“This legislation has true teeth and completely severs any possible taxpayer support of these concrete campaigns of antisemitism in the form of BDS and academic boycotts of Israel,” Foxx added.
Portuguese gov't demands investigation for antisemitic threats against Israeli doctoral student
US organizations urge Congress to pass act targeting undisclosed foreign funding in universities
Jewish orgs. slam NGO report detailing 'Zionist attack on academic freedom'
Vaunted Jewish studies program is upended by red-state politics over Israel in Indiana
Indiana University’s Jewish studies program has erupted into a bitter internal feud, pitting a new interim director against faculty and students.
Bard president Leon Botstein: 'Trump's campaign against colleges follows classic antisemitism'
In Botstein’s view, the government’s demands of these schools do the opposite of fighting antisemitism. “The government is playing out a classic antisemitic routine,” he said.
Trump admin. can bring systemic change to revive Jewish life on US college campuses - opinion
Jewish Federations across the country are advocating against antisemitism and supporting Jewish students.
How to preserve free expression on ever-divided campuses - opinion
Those who seek communal healing from the chaos that antisemitism has brought upon university campuses should call for administrations to follow Brandeis’s lead.
'Jewish donors giving to universities often supporting anti-Jewish ideology'
"For us, it's important to fund the opposite. It's important to fund all the people that need our help and all the soldiers and other people in Israel whose lives have been upended."
'Death to Israel': French universities saw uptick in antisemitic violence after Oct.7
The report detailed that pro-Palestinian activism was largely behind the increase in antisemitism, particularly when “support for the Palestinian cause turns into an apology for terrorism.”
Universities are suspending anti-Israel radicals, is it enough? - analysis
Some universities are taking a stand against radicalism and incitement within the student body, but will it actually deter the anti-Israel crowd?
MIT suspends pro-Palestinian student group, saying it broke campus demonstration rules
A pro-Palestinian group had held what it called an “emergency action for Rafah”, taking over a campus building without permits to condemn Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah.
I know university presidents can respond better to odious speech — I saw it happen at my school
The author draws parallels to a public university in the Midwest as an example of how university presidents can combat antisemitism on campus.
Penn’s Jewish students say problems remain after president resigns
University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill declined to state clearly that calls for the genocide of Jews violated school rules. On Saturday, she stepped down.
