Campus Antisemitism

Canadian university leaders pledge coordinated action following damning campus antisemitism report

The findings of the Government of Canada's CASE report make clear that hate and antisemitism on university campuses demand urgent action, the CIJA and Jewish Federations across Canada stated.

Police form a barrier between Al-Quds day protesters and pro-Israel counter protestors near the US Consulate in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026; illustrative
Jewish conservative activist Liz Benichou is knocked to the ground during a confrontation with a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

WATCH: Jewish pro-Trump activist assaulted, threatened with death at Michigan university

Students demonstrate during a pro-Palestinian protest during the University of Michigan’s spring commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024 at Michigan Stadium.

US charges four more defendants in conspiracy targeting Michigan university, Jewish community

UK Education Secretary Lucy Powell (at the head of the table) and Sir David Bell (to her right) meet with education leaders and members of the Jewish community to discuss the government's response to Bell's review on tackling antisemitism in schools and colleges. October 21, 2026.

Independent review finds extensive antisemitism in English schools


University of North Carolina, US Justice Dept. reach settlement to end antisemitism probe

The inquiries spanned complaints involving discrimination, campus climate issues, and how the institution handled allegations of antisemitism. 

 University of North Carolina seal

Humanities PhD students at US universities more likely to hold antisemitic views than peers - study

Researchers examined graduate students, who make up majorities at selective research universities, frequently serve as teaching assistants and instructors, and often have central roles in protests.

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.

In Pittsburgh, campus antisemitism report’s authors neglected to speak with Jewish students

The University of Pittsburgh faced criticism over an antisemitism report that did not include research into Jewish students’ experiences.

Coffee on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh campus, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Haverford professor accused of threatening, stalking Jewish person online

Guangtian Ha, a religion professor at the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, was accused of sending the victim approximately 50 messages between October 2025 and May 2026.

Wendy Raymond, the president of Haverford College, testifies during the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled “Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses” in Congress, May 7, 2025.

Northwestern University evacuates October 7 play performance after fire alarm was set off

The production, written by Irish journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, is built from word-for-word survivor testimonies detailing the Hamas terror attacks in Israel.

People walk on the campus of Northwestern University, a day after a U.S. official said $790 million in federal funding has been frozen for the University while it investigates the school over civil rights violationsm in Evanston, Illinois US April 9, 2025.

Who owns October 7?

Oct 7 should not belong to those who applaud the murderers. It belongs, first, to the people who lost their lives, to those tortured and taken hostage.

Honoring our Martyrs

Kalaniyot faculty network strengthens campus ties to Israeli scholars, fights academic boycotts

MIT's Professor Dr. Yossi Sheffi, deeply impacted by campus antisemitism and anti-Israel protests, helped create Kalaniyot to combat academic boycotts and strengthen ties with Israeli researchers.

A pro-Palestinian protest encampment is re-occupied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in Cambridge, Massachusetts,US, May 6, 2024.

University of Toronto hosting October 7 event, 'Honoring Our Martyrs' on massacre anniversary

The planned student vigil is scheduled for the anniversary of the October 7 attacks. A separate screening of a film titled "The Gaza Ghetto Uprising" is also scheduled.

This aerial view shows remnants of an encampment on the lawn of University of Toronto campus after a court injunction gave protestors of the pro-Palestinian encampment until to tear down their encampment or risk police enforcement of the injunction, in Toronto, Ontario, on July 3, 2024.

CST: Antisemitism on UK campuses still higher than pre-October 7, despite reduction from last year

A total of 178 university-related antisemitic incidents were recorded as having occurred during the two years in question, with 83 incidents in 2024-2025, and 95 in 2025-2026.

People walk past tents at The University of Manchester campus, as students occupy parts of British university campuses to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, May 7, 2024.

'Pressing concern': US commission on civil rights releases report on campus antisemitism

"This bipartisan, unanimously adopted report sends a clear message that protecting students from antisemitism is a shared civil rights responsibility," said Rochelle Garza, Chair of the commission.

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.