Nearly 62 percent of Jewish students reported a low “feeling of acceptance” at Columbia on the basis of their religious identity.
A coalition of leading Jewish civil rights groups is calling on the higher education establishment to prioritize fighting campus antisemitism during the upcoming academic year, citing an unrelenting wave of anti-Jewish hate that has swept the US in recent years.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Jewish Federations of North America, Hillel International, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations issued their joint statement on Monday, putting forth a policy framework that they say will quell antisemitism if applied sincerely and consistently.
It included “enhanced communication and policy enforcement,” “dedicated administration oversight,” and “faculty accountability” — an issue of rising importance given the number of faculty accused of inciting discrimination.