It’s sad that we have to do an annual recap on this topic. It’s even sadder that we could do more frequent updates. The Amcha Intiative at the University of California, led by the estimable…
Topic: Jews
54% of Jewish Students Saw Anti-Semitic Incidents at UCSB
At UC-Santa Barbara, at least 54% of self-identifying Jewish students said they saw anti-Semitic behavior on their campus. Disturbing.
George Washington University Suspends Jewish Student for Swastika-Like Symbol
GWU doesn’t get the cultural or historical significance of the swastika in Hindu culture, and plus, why would a Jewish student do that unless it was a cultural reference to Hinduism?
Stanford Student May Have Been Discriminated Against for Being a Jew
Sad, but possibly true. Here’s what The College Fix reported: “The Stanford Review has come out with an investigative report that details how a student running for a campus senate position may have been passed over for…
Emory Law Students Fight Back against Anti-Semitism
Swastikas have been painted and threats made against Jewish students, and now law students at Emory University are receiving legal advice and help from the outside to combat this rising anti-Semitism.
Georgia Tech Sued by a Native American Christian and a Jew for Hating Religious Groups
The university has not treated religious groups well on-campus and the administration continues to view conservative speech as hate speech.
More Anti-Semitism: This Time, Swastikas Painted at Vanderbilt
Swastikas were painted on a Jewish fraternity house at Vanderbilt University, yet another anti-Semitic incident in the U.S. and on college campuses.
Jewish UCLA Student Given Student Position after Anti-Semitic Students Apologize
Glad to see that a student received the right appointment to the student body’s judicial council based on merits, not religion. But to get to this point, where students offered a half-apology and only changed…
Jewish Groups ask for UC-Davis to Investigate Vandalism
As The College Fix reported, Jewish groups on UC-Davis’s campus are asking for an investigation into a leading divestment-from-Israel student for her possible role in vandalizing a Jewish fraternity house.
Groups to Congress: No Taxpayer Funds for Biased, Politicized Middle East Studies
This morning several national organizations, including the Louis D. Brandeis Center, are issuing the following statement on reform of Middle East Studies programs, many of which have become highly politicized sources of anti-Israel propaganda: …