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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Fast Forward Rutgers Jewish students, faculty decry ‘intimidating’ environment ahead of congressional hearing
The letters from Jewish students come a day before the university president is slated to testify at a congressional hearing on antisemitism
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Opinion Yes, antisemitism is rising. But pro-Palestinian protests aren’t the real threat to our campuses
University administrations are complicit in a political movement that's making students feel more insecure
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Fast Forward Rutgers University student governments vote overwhelmingly to divest from Israel
The student governments of two campuses also voted to push the university to end its partnership with Tel Aviv University
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Fast Forward Rutgers joins growing list of schools under GOP House investigation for antisemitism
Harvard, Penn, MIT and UC Berkeley are also under investigation
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Fast Forward Israeli student sues School of Art Institute of Chicago, saying professor targeted her with anti-Israel images
Two other suits allege antisemitism at Rutgers and Canada’s McMaster U, while feds probe Islamophobia claim at San Diego State
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Fast Forward Dept. of Education to investigate antisemitism on at least 4 more campuses including Rutgers and Tulane
Stanford, UCLA, UCSD and the University of Washington also have new Department of Education investigations
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Fast Forward Rutgers University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine amid further campus uproar over Israel
The suspension comes as universities face increased scrutiny to police antisemitic campus activity
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