This is the Forward’s coverage of campus issues affecting Jewish students at colleges and universities across the U.S.
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Opinion For Jewish students at McGill like me, our return to campus is filled with dread
The Canadian university is home to regular pro-Palestinian protests, often with virulent antisemitic rhetoric
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Fast Forward New School student senate blocks funding to clubs in an effort to demand ‘divestment’ from Israel
The Manhattan university’s administration says it will take responsibility for disbursing student funds to clubs, drawing further protests from campus activists
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Fast Forward 2 pro-Palestinian student groups at NYU, Columbia say Instagram removed their accounts
“Meta has blood on its hands,” the People’s Solidarity Coalition at NYU said in a statement shared on Telegram, referring to Instagram’s parent company
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News How universities have changed their policies on protest because of the war in Gaza
Students returning to campuses this week will find bans on tents, rules regarding masks and training around antisemitism
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Fast Forward Why pro-Palestinian students at U of Michigan are trying to stop funding for Frisbee and dance teams
The university says it will circumvent the student government if it carries out its vow
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Antisemitism Decoded Separating anti-Zionists from antisemites on campus
A new study found little overlap between students hostile toward Israel and those hostile to Jews, though the lead researcher says that's only part of the story
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Fast Forward NYU issues new hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting ‘Zionists’
The school described “Zionist” as a “code word” that could put users in violation of anti-harassment policies
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Fast Forward From protest skits to full-time surveillance, universities and Jewish groups hope to change the campus climate as the school year begins
Schools are improvising different ways to keep Jewish students safe as campus protests seem likely to continue
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
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Opinion I’m an Orthodox student in NYC. I’m grateful Mamdani vetoed the school buffer bill
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