Posts Tagged: boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement
Ithaca College President Rejects Anti-Zionist Group’s Demands
The president of Ithaca College, a school located in New York, has rejected the demands of an anti-Zionist group on campus that staged a "die-in"...
Smith College Building Occupied by Anti-Zionist Group
Dozens of anti-Zionist students at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts have been occupying an administrative building for several days in an attempt to force administrators...
Harvard Law School Passes Resolution Accusing Israel of Genocide, Calling for Divestment
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Student Government has passed a divestment resolution that falsely accuses Israel of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, a controversial...
Jewish Students Don’t Feel Safe on US College Campuses After Oct. 7 Massacre, New Survey Finds
Overwhelming majorities of Jewish students feel less safe at their colleges and universities amid an explosion of antisemitism across US campuses since Hamas' massacre across...
Tufts University Student Government Passes BDS Motions
Tufts University in Massachusetts on Monday expressed disappointment that its student government — Tufts Community Union Senate — passed three resolutions falsely accusing Israel of...
University of California-Los Angeles Student Government Passes BDS Resolution
The University of California-Los Angeles student government on Tuesday passed a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement, as well as false accusation...
University of California Student Government Passes BDS Legislation
The University of California-Davis (UC Davis) student government passed on Friday legislation adopting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions, (BDS) movement and falsely accusing Israel of...
Cornell Student Government Rejects BDS Resolution, Signaling Major Defeat for Anti-Israel Movement
In a shocking defeat for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, Cornell University's Student Assembly, an undergraduate governing body, rejected a resolution accusing Israel of...
Academic Association’s ‘Emergency Motion’ on Pro-Palestinian Speech Draws Rebuke from Leading Academic Nonprofit
The Academic Engagement Network (AEN), a higher education nonprofit, on Monday issued a searing letter denouncing the Modern Language Association's (MLA) passing of an "emergency...
Florida’s DeSantis Directs State Universities to Streamline Transfer Process for Jewish Students Fearing Antisemitism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has directed his state's university system to streamline the transfer process for Jewish students seeking to leave a school where...
Harvard Graduate Union Sees Wave of Resignations Over Hamas Massacre Response, Jewish Student Concerns
Dozens of members of Harvard University's graduate student union have resigned in protest of its response to the Hamas terror group's Oct. 7 massacre across...
NYU Praised by Academic, Civil Rights Groups for Declining to Host Anti-Zionist Conference
US Jewish groups on Wednesday cheered New York University (NYU) for confirming that it will not host a conference that a California-based anti-Zionist organization planned...
New York University Denounces Academic Boycott of Israel
New York University (NYU) on Friday denounced the American Anthropological Association's (AAA) endorsement last month of a full academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions. "It is...
‘Profoundly Destructive’: Jewish Organizations from Across Ideological Spectrum Call on Academic Association to Reject BDS Resolution
Over 80 major Jewish organizations spanning the American political spectrum have signed a blistering letter imploring members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to reject...