Universities
Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses on Feb. 19, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
February 23, 2026, 8:09 pm
At US Commission on Civil Rights hearing, Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism
The hearing last week was the first in an independent government investigation into campus antisemitism.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Protestors encamped in the shadow of the Cathedral of Learning at Schenley Park to protest Israel's war with Hamas, spring 2024 (Photo by Jim Busis)
November 11, 2025, 1:09 pm
When it comes to First Amendment rights, Pitt and CMU walk a tightrope
“It’s not only a bad thing to suppress what is considered free speech,” he said, “but you also cannot compel people to speak in a way that would offend their own viewpoints.
By David Rullo
Brown University students call for divestment from their pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus' Main Green in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24, 2024. (Anibal Martel/Anadolu via Getty Images)
July 17, 2025, 2:25 pm
Antisemitic assaults and vandalism are down on campuses but online bullying is up, Hillel finds
New penalties for antisemitic behaviors have “moved them online,” a Hillel official said.
By Grace Gilson
March 12, 2025, 9:33 am
Chronicle poll question
Do you believe the U.S. government should cut federal funding to universities that fail to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus?
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) speaks at an Orthodox Union event on Capitol Hill on Jan. 10, 2023. (Credit: Courtesy of Orthodox Union Advocacy Center.)
January 23, 2025, 10:47 am
Fetterman, Cassidy reintroduce legislation targeting antisemitism at universities
"Colleges need to do more to protect students and help them find paths to recourse." — Sen. John Fetterman
Haverford College in the Philadelphia suburbs, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Carin M. Smilk)
May 20, 2024, 2:58 pm
Jewish students sue Haverford, alleging antisemitic civil-rights violations
“I hear people breaking free from their chains,” Haverford’s president allegedly said when she saw an image of a bulldozer used on Oct. 7.
By Andrew Bernard
Yossi Klein Halevi ponders how Israel has become a villain on college campuses. (Photo by David Rullo)
May 8, 2024, 11:08 am
The war against the Jewish story
To turn Israel into the world’s arch-criminal requires three forms of erasure.
By Yossi Klein Halevi
The Yale University pro-Palestinian encampment on Friday night. (Screenshot via JTA)
April 24, 2024, 10:32 pm
Pro-Palestinian encampments spring up at colleges nationwide
The spread of the demonstrations is being promoted and celebrated by pro-Palestinian activists, including the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace.
By Andrew Lapin
Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh students held a rally at CMU chanting antisemitic, anti-Zionist, anti-capitalist tropes. (Photo by David Rullo)
March 14, 2024, 9:18 am
Awash in Qatari money, have US campuses become incubators for Doha’s interests?
The Gulf kingdom has lavished billions on US higher education as it seeks soft power, but some allege the money may also be fueling anti-Israel and anti-Jewish trends at schools
By Tal Schneider
Elya Jacobowitz shows his support for Israel at the Cathedral of Learning, as protesters chant anti-Israel slogans. (Photo by David Rullo)
February 28, 2024, 10:20 am
Fighting antisemitism: A view from campus
Since the beginning of the war, many Jewish students have felt uneasy at Pitt.
By Matthew Garber
Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey Jr. (Official government portraits)
January 11, 2024, 12:28 pm
Fetterman, Casey, Cassidy introduce bill to combat discrimination at universities
“No student should face hostility or violence for who they are, what they look like, where they’re from or what they believe.” — Sen. John Fetterman
By Toby Tabachnick
Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
December 21, 2023, 11:27 am
MIT joins Harvard and Penn as schools facing federal civil rights investigations
MIT President Sally Kornbluth came under criticism at a recent congressional hearing for failing to say whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate university code
By Andrew Lapin
Harvard Yard on the university’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
November 6, 2023, 4:03 pm
Ivy League absent from university presidents’ condemnation of Hamas
Yeshiva University President Ari Berman marshaled his colleagues to sign a declaration denouncing the terror group.
By David Isaac
U.S. Capitol (Photo by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
November 3, 2023, 10:24 am
House passes resolution condemning antisemitism on campuses; Summer Lee votes against resolution
The resolution was introduced in response to the surge of anti-Israel demonstrations and antisemitic rhetoric surrounding the Hamas-Israel war.
By Toby Tabachnick
July 5, 2023, 3:32 pm
Chronicle poll question
Should universities take race into account in admissions decisions?
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