UNC Settles With the DOJ. What Now?
Last week, UNC-Chapel Hill became the most recent university in the country to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations of antisemitism and racial preferences. It also…
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The Sorry State of Holocaust Studies in North Carolina
In 2021, North Carolina made a decision that deserves real credit. With the passage of the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act, the state mandated Holocaust education in public middle and…
What’s the Matter with Hillel?
Since its founding in 1923, Hillel has become the most important Jewish campus organization in America and abroad, with a presence on more than 800 campuses across the world. Its…
The Coming Jewish-Student “Brain Drain”
After the most recent outbreak of campus antisemitism in America, the Israel Association of University Heads issued a statement denouncing the mistreatment in question and voicing their support for Jewish…
“Friendly” Influence Matters, Too
Much has been reported lately on the influence of foreign actors such as Qatar, Iran, and China on American campuses. What seems to slip under the radar in this debate,…
A New Vision for Middle East Studies
For decades, Middle East Studies programs and centers across the country have acted more as hubs of ideological indoctrination than as places to educate future leaders committed to advancing American…
The Emptiness of “Antisemitism Studies”
Following the shock caused by the antisemitic campus riots of spring 2024, Günther Jikeli spoke up. Jikeli, an associate professor from Germany and one of only two faculty members at…
Why Are Our Campuses Seething with Antisemitism?
The scale of support on college campuses for militant antisemitism and even for Hamas barbarism has alarmed most Americans, but there’s something else here that ought to trouble us, too:…
The Clash Between Academic Freedom and Antisemitism
Academics who cherish free speech have been pushed into a corner by the rapid rise of anti-Zionist and antisemitic rhetoric and action on our campuses. The concept of free speech…
What Did We Learn from the Pro-Hamas Protests?
Last fall, having drunk deeply of the Left’s cocktail of antisemitism, post-colonialism, and general nuisance-making, a small but virulent minority of American college students began “protesting” for “Palestine.” Inaugurated mere…