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Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

Penn has appealed the case and this week asked for a stay on the court order, which would otherwise require them to produce the list by May 1. 

(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026.
One demonstrator fixes another head scarf outside the pro-Palestine encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024 in New York City.

Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?

Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

FBI probes ‘Holocaust 2.0’ threats against Stanford Jewish students ahead of Purim events

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the National Days of Jewish Service campus cleanup.

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Illinois U expands nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students' Zionist identity

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has agreed to extend its nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students from harassment based on Zionist aspects of their identity.

 Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024.

Jewish City Council members call on CUNY to act after protesters rally to ‘bring the war home’

New York City Council members demanded action from CUNY after recent protests against Hillel events have escalated tensions on campus.

 Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024.

University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7

University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at a campus hall.

 SIGNS, FLAGS and photos are on display at a vigil in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of hostages kidnapped on October 7. Only 10% of Palestinians polled believed Hamas committed war crimes.

Hillel in the crosshairs as students return to campus

Protests targeting or mentioning Hillel have recently been held at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Temple University, Hunter College, and Baruch College.

 Pro-Israel protestors confront Pro-Palestine protestors during a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organization at Baruch College on in New York City. June 05, 2024.

Jewish 'privilege' and '$$$': Texts from Columbia University admins. leaked

The exchanges show the university officials downplaying students’ concerns about antisemitism and bashing the head of the school’s Hillel.

 Pro-Palestinian student protesters who had been arrested for occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University react following a hearing, where criminal charges against them had been dropped, at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City, U.S., June 20, 2024.

Close call: Ukrainian Jewish students narrowly miss being hit by Russian missile barrage on Shabbat

No one was hurt during the attack, although the Hillel Dnipro building sustained severe damage.

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 28, 2024.

Student groups at Baruch College stage protest against Hillel

The demonstration — in which protesters scuffled with pro-Israel counterprotesters and were arrested, appeared to be the first across the City University of New York that directly targeted Hillel.

The CUNY Graduate Center facade and main entrance on 5th Avenue.

USC Chabad glass door smashed by two vandals

Two vandals smashed the glass doors at the USC Chabad. USC Chabad said it would continue to build Jewish life on campus by finishing the refurbishment of its center with new facilities.

 Prospective students take a tour of the University of Southern California.

Some pro-Palestinian encampments want their schools to cut ties with Hillel, Chabad

On two campuses, activists are asking their schools to split from organizations closer to home that they say are complicit in Israeli crimes. 

 A crowd watches rapper Kosha Dillz perform during the "We Will Dance Again" event presented by MIT Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 16, 2024. Hillels have come under fire from some campus encampments, which have demanded schools cut ties with them.

Northwestern dean of students a 'smear campaign' victim, falsely labeled as anti-Israel

Incorrect reports about the dean of students sparked a "flurry of hate mail" against her.

 Northwestern University