Alexander Joffe
ARTICLES BY: Alexander Joffe
While Summer Brings Quiet to Universities, Pro-Hamas Activism Remains
Universities continue to reject demands for divestment from Israel. In the latest case, Smith College trustees rejected a proposal to divest from weapons manufacturers. At the...
The Semester Ends, But Antisemitism Marches on at University Campuses
As the academic year ends, university administrations continue to grapple with plummeting public trust and steadily eroding finances. In addition to now routine layoffs, buyouts and closings,...
BDS, Pro-Terror, and Anti-Israel Activism Are Still Happening at US Colleges and Universities
Universities remain under pressure from market forces as well as the Trump administration regarding DEI, antisemitism, and funding. Polls also indicate that public trust in higher...
Ivy League Schools Are Cutting Jewish Admissions, While Faculty Attack Israel and Jews
In an escalation of its fight with Harvard, the Trump administration announced a lawsuit accusing the university of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students,...
How Colleges and K-12 Schools Are Marching Forward with an Anti-Israel Agenda
Universities continue to protest the Trump administration’s efforts to expunge DEI and rein in costs, while receiving help from Congress, which has restored funding to...
The Situation at Colleges and K-12 Schools Is as Bad as It Has Ever Been for Jewish Students
University administrations continue to grapple with legal challenges to their handling of antisemitic protests. A series of lawsuits filed by the higher education industrial complex seek...
You Should Know About These Anti-Israel Developments on College Campuses and at K-12 Schools
Despite notable holdouts, in particular Harvard University, university administrations continue to quietly settle Federal lawsuits regarding their treatment of Jewish students and faculty, and to limit...
As Fall Semester Ends, the March of Antisemitism Continues on Campus
Heading into the new year, the campus situation continues to be a complex one for Jewish students and faculty. Most universities continue to reject the...
Antisemitism Is Raging on Campuses and in Classrooms This Fall
As the school year has begun, anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents have occurred at the administrative, faculty, and student level. Here is a breakdown of some...
Anti-Israel Boycotts in Defense, Economics, and the Arts Are Gaining Ground
Attacks against individual Jews and Jewish institutions have become so numerous, that only a sample may be listed here. A few notable examples include: In...
Here’s the Climate on Campus and in the Wider World as Students Return to School
The end of the summer was dominated by allegations of "genocide" and "famine" thrown against Israel and its supporters. These collapse under even causal examination,...
As a New School Year Begins, Antisemitism Seems Poised to Return to Campus
A number of attacks on Jewish individuals, institutions, or facilities took place in July. One report showed that pro-Hamas protests and violence in the US...
As Colleges Tune Out for the Summer, Antisemitism Moves to Other Areas
The shape of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and antisemitism was changed again in June by deadly attacks on Jews by "free Palestine"...
There Is Trouble on Campus as the 2024-2025 Academic Year Ends
The Spring semester has ended with higher education in upheaval. The political and economic relationships with the Federal government are now rapidly changing, with billions...
