Judge Rules Fordham University Must Allow SJP on Campus

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/7/2019 A New York state judge ruled on July 29 that Fordham University has to recognize Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) as a student group on campus. Judge Nancy Bannon wrote in her decision that while Fordham University is a private institution, the university’s “rules, regulations, and guidelines do not […]

Four Ways to Handle Conflict on Campus

Jewish in Seattle Mag SWU Staff 6/13/2019 So you’re going to college. Congrats! The years ahead are full of promise — and challenge. Here are some tips on how to handle a few common scenarios on campus, with help from StandWithUs.  What do you do… If you find swastika graffiti on campus? Take photos of […]

StandWithUs Calls on UCLA to Address Anti-Semitism on Campus

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler May 28, 2019 StandWithUs called on UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang to take action against the “disturbing trend of anti-Semitic incidents at UCLA” in a May 24 letter. The letter, which was written by StandWithUs CEO and Co-Founder Roz Rothstein, Saidoff Legal […]

How alumni are revolutionizing the Israel debate on campus

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Avi Gordon 5/19/2019 College might be the place where you found your career, met your significant other or forged friendships that would last a lifetime. One way or another, your alma mater likely played a significant role in making you the person you’ve become today. Now, imagine that your alma mater’s faculty […]

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign campus anti-Semitism bill, possibly on trip to Israel

Campus Reform Adam Sabes 5/15/2019 Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has indicated that he will sign a bill aimed at combating anti-Semitism in public education, and it could occur during his planned trip to Israel later in the month. DeSantis made this statement during a trip in Miami Gardens, Fla. The bill would bar discrimination […]

A year of failures: Anti-Israel efforts dealt repeated blows on campus

The College Fix Kyle Hooten May 3, 2019 Over the past academic year, anti-Israel activists have suffered key losses on campuses across the country as “boycott, divestment and sanction” efforts have repeatedly failed to take hold at American universities and colleges. In what may have been a record year of failures for the BDS movement, […]

Columbia SJP Calls for Boycotting Pro-Israel Groups on Campus

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler April 29, 2019 Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) published a statement on April 28 advocating for the boycott of all pro-Israel organizations on campus. SJP issued the statement after Columbia’s Students Supporting Israel (SSI) invited SJP and Jewish Voice for Peace to discuss the Israel-Palestinian conflict. SSI also sent […]

Cornell Students Vote Down Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel After Acrimonious Campus Debate

The Algemeiner Shiri Moshe April 12, 2019 The Student Assembly at Cornell University in Ithaca voted on Thursday against adopting a divestment resolution targeting companies over their ties to Israel, following a campus debate that multiple students decried as acrimonious. While a majority of SA members voted via secret ballot to adopt the measure — […]