Universities fail in the fight against antisemitism

Many of the nation's universities are failing in the fight against antisemitism. A report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a New York-based Jewish and progressive organization that claims to combat antisemitism, found that most college campuses are not doing enough to protect Jewish students. The analysis gives a vasta majority of the nation's institutions of higher education a grade of "C" or below.

"The Report Card reviewed 85 schools and assigned grades from A through F, to give campus leadership, parents, students, alumni and stakeholders a mechanism to evaluate the state of antisemitism on campus and how schools across the country are responding. Two schools received an 'A,' 17 schools received a 'B,' 29 schools received a 'C,' 24 schools received a 'D,' and 13 schools received an 'F' grade," the study conducted by the ADL explained.

'Many campuses across the country are not doing as well in responding to antisemitism'

In this regard, the report indicated that universities need to establish robust policies and protocols to address behaviors that foster this negative environment. In addition, they must enforce these policies fairly and swiftly when they are violated by students, staff or faculty.

"Many campuses across the country are not doing as well in responding to antisemitism. University of Hartford, Indiana University and University of Colorado at Boulder received a grade of C. D-rated schools include Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Ohio State University, University of California at Berkeley, and Rice University," the report noted.

The ADL's analysis of antisemitism comes months after it warned that antisemitism soared to unprecedented levels.

"In the three months since the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, U.S. antisemitic incidents have skyrocketed. ... This represents a 360-percent increase compared to the same period one year prior, which saw 712 incidents," reads the ADL report.