Issue No. 1
University Initiatives Across the Country
Big 10
The University of Michigan announced in December the establishment of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on its Ann Arbor campus to fight antisemitism and promote religious inclusion against a backdrop of increasing hate crimes throughout the world.
Southeast
Duke University's provost recently announced the Provost's Initiative on the Middle East, which will consist of a cooperative effort between several professors and the provost's office. Together, they will organize a series of events and opportunities to foster community and dialog at Duke.
Ivy
Dartmouth is inviting all staff and faculty members to participate in two upcoming workshops that will focus on antisemitism and Islamophobia. The workshops are designed to facilitate deeper understanding and greater support for the Jewish and Muslim communities within Dartmouth, and they are being sponsored by Dartmouth's Division of Institutional Diversity and Equity and the William Jewett Tucker Center.
Trainings for Higher Education Leaders
Northeast
Brandeis University is accepting applications for its recently announced four-day Summer Institute--part of its Presidential Initiative to Counter Antisemitism on Campus--designed for higher education leaders working at US colleges and universities in the offices of the presidents and deans, as well as DEI and legal affairs.
MidAtlantic
GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development is offering a four-day institute from June 3 through June 6 for education faculty, campus administrators and DEI representatives designed to help these professionals understand, recognize, study and teach antisemitism in university settings. The goal is for university professionals to learn to place Jews and antisemitism within the broader discussion of inclusion and diversity.
U.S. Government
Latest Antisemitism Lawsuits
Within the past two weeks, several more universities around the country have been served with lawsuits for failing to rein in antisemitism on campus. These include MIT, Harvard and Columbia/Barnard.
At NU
Jewish students at Northwestern have filed a complaint with U.S. Congress to investigate the school's failure to address antisemitism and to provide a safe campus environment for Jewish students.
In Congress
The U.S. House voted to close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion, effective immediately.
Notable in the Press
The Atlantic
Novelist and thought leader Dara Horn eloquently explains in a cover story how the current strain of antisemitism has permeated the brightest minds on elite college campuses around the country.
Community Questions/Feedback
Why is the university so quick to clamp down on nonsense relating to Greek life (such as kids dressed up as chickens etc) but nothing is done in response to gross displays of blatant antisemitism?
In terms of Weinberg's mandatory global/ethical perspectives electives, why is there no Ancient Judaic Studies or Modern Israel perspective present on the list of class options? Clearly, there is a great public need for education on this matter.
Why is the Interfaith Chaplain continuing to post anti-Israel propaganda on a daily basis on her NU-linked public Instagram stories?
Why does Northwestern continue its Qatar campus given the questionable nature of that relationship and the severing of that relationship happening at other insitutions, most notably Texas A&M?