A UJS report indicates that one in five UK university students would refuse to have a Jewish roommate, highlighting a concerning rise in antisemitism on campuses and challenges faced by Jewish students.
The Trump administration has sued the University of Pennsylvania after it refused a request to provide information about Jewish students and staff as part of an antisemitism harassment investigation.
The FBI is investigating a series of "Holocaust 2.0" emails sent to Jewish students at Stanford. Despite the threats from an anonymous group, Purim celebrations will proceed with high security.
Survey by Australian Human Rights Commission found universities failed to meet duty of care, while complaints processes were ‘Kafkaesque’
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Racism is “systemic” at Australia’s universities, according to a landmark report found students have mocked their Palestinian peers with shouts of “terrorism”, some students have been followed by campus security and First Nations students have been compared to “petrol sniffers” in lecture halls.
The report also found Jewish students were fearful to attend classes, with one harassed for wearing their kippa walking to class and another who described people screaming “send them to the camps” at a group of Jews on campus.
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A survey by the Union of Jewish Students indicates that antisemitism has become normalised on UK university campuses, with a significant number of students witnessing targeted harassment and expressing reluctance to house-share with Jewish students.
Jewish students are increasingly withdrawing from public life and universities in Western Switzerland due to an explosion of online antisemitism and fear of hostility.
The article’s main argument was that state-subsidized schools may be crossing into political advocacy by hosting Israeli military speakers during an ongoing war.
An opinion piece highlights a scandal involving New York City's Gracie Mansion, which was allegedly used to legitimize Zohran Mamdani, a figure whose prominence arose from a protest movement that targeted Jewish students.
Jewish students have cautioned against the politicization of campus antisemitism during a meeting of the Civil Rights Commission, a body appointed by Congress and the president.