Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Jewish Groups Issue ‘Jewish Student Bill of Rights’ Ahead of New Academic Year
A torrent of antisemitic abuse in K-12 education across the US and Canada has inspired a new initiative to sway schools into adopting a novel...
University of Washington Hits Pause on New Protest Polices Over Campus Outcry
The University of Washington is halting the enactment of new policies on expression and peaceful assembly which would restrict unauthorized pro-Hamas demonstrations in order to...
Jewish Groups Praise US House for Passing Bill to Cut Aid From Colleges Promoting BDS, Antisemitism
Jewish advocacy groups have praised the US House of Representatives for passing the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act to restrict federal aid to colleges...
HHS Issues New Guidance on Antisemitism in Health Care
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday issued new guidance on civil rights and antisemitism in a "Dear Colleague" letter which...
Hillel International, Repair the World Expand Popular Fellowship for Jewish and Non-Jewish Students
Hillel International and Repair the World are kicking off the 2026-2027 academic year with major news for Jewish campus life, announcing this month a 96...
ADL Affiliate JLens Unveils ‘Workplace Tracker’ to Evaluate Companies on Support for Jewish Employees
JLens, an investment network affiliated with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), released on Wednesday a "Workplace Tracker" for evaluating major corporations based on their adoption of...
California Legislature Passes Bill to Become First US State to Recognize Jewish Identity as an Ethnicity
California's legislature on Monday put the state on the verge of becoming the first in US history to recognize Jewish identity as not just a...
Academics Who Supported BDS Before Oct. 7 Attack More Likely to Accuse Israel of Genocide Now, New Study Finds
The proliferation of academic speech and expressive activity which accused Israel of genocide following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack was built on a...
‘Jewish Motherf—kers’: IDF Reservists Debate New Yorkers Over Israel
Every year New York City's municipal government confers hundreds of permits to activists seeking a stage on its busy streets or in one of its...
New ADL Study Shows Classroom Lessons Can Reduce Antisemitism
High school students are less likely to believe in antisemitic tropes when the public education system intervenes early to apprise them of their history as...
Clemson University to Launch First Ever Hillel International Office for Jewish Students
Academia in the regional south is boosting its reputation as a safe haven for Jewish students with Hillel International announcing last week the launch of...
Higher Ed Unions Marginalize Jewish Faculty, Grad Students, Need Stronger University Response, Report Finds
New research published on Wednesday by the Academic Engagement Network and the Anti-Defamation League found that Jewish graduate students and faculty continue to face severe...
Jews Targeted in Two-Thirds of All Religion-Based Hate Crimes in US, FBI Data Finds
New disturbing data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) underscored the ongoing reality of rising antisemitic discrimination and violence across the US, as...
Saudi Arabia Removes Virtually All Antisemitism From School Curricula, New Report Finds
Saudi Arabia is continuing to implement major reforms of its sprawling system of 35,000 public Islamic education schools, according to a new report by the...
