Posts Tagged: New York University
Student-Led Jewish Advocacy Group Shares Data on Hundreds of Campus Experiences With Antisemitism
An advocacy group that began as an Instagram account collecting anonymous experiences from Jewish college students released a new report documenting antisemitic harassment and bullying...
New York University Reaches Settlement With US Department of Education Over Antisemitism Complaint, Pledges to Revise Anti-Discrimination Policies
Following a legal complaint filed last year over campus antisemitism, New York University has reached an agreement with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in...
NYU Condemns Ex-Student’s ‘Shameful’ and ‘Callous’ Tweet Mocking First Israeli Coronavirus Death
New York University (NYU) took an unusual step this week, condemning a former student for a mocking tweet about the first Israeli coronavirus fatality. Upon learning...
NYU Department Co-Sponsors Anti-Israel Speaker, Rejects Request to Host Pro-Israel One
JNS.org - New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Studies Institute has denied a pro-Israel student’s request to host a Zionist speaker in response to an event it...
Northwestern Affirms ‘Unequivocal’ Rejection of BDS After Incoming Professor Endorses Anti-Zionist Campaign
The president and provost of Northwestern University in Illinois affirmed that the school "unequivocally rejects" the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel,...
NYU Convocation Speaker Calls for BDS Against ‘Apartheid Government’ in Israel
A speaker at New York University's doctoral convocation ceremony on Monday applauded his colleagues at the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis (SCA), which recently pledged non-cooperation with NYU's Tel...
140 NYU School of Medicine Faculty, Alumni Urge President to Address ‘Climate of Antisemitism’
Alumni and faculty members of New York University's School of Medicine called on President Andrew Hamilton to combat a "climate of anti-Semitism at NYU that creates...
NYU Tel Aviv Students Slam Department Over Boycott, Amid Criticism by Faculty, Administration
Multiple students who attended New York University's study abroad program in Tel Aviv expressed dismay that it was boycotted by a department at the school, joining complaints...
Head of NYU Tel Aviv Rejects ‘Inappropriate, Non-Collegial Attack’ After Department Votes to Boycott Israel Program
A pledge of non-cooperation with New York University's Tel Aviv campus, announced last week by the school's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, has been condemned...
NYU Department Boycotts Tel Aviv Campus, While Defending Ties With Abu Dhabi Campus
A department at New York University announced on Thursday that it passed a resolution of non-cooperation with the school's study abroad program in Tel Aviv, accusing...
NYU Professor Defends Alice Walker From Antisemitism Accusations by Citing Poem on ‘Zionist Nazis’
A faculty member at New York University has defended renowned author Alice Walker as she faces accusations of antisemitism for promoting a conspiracy theorist and denouncing the Talmud,...
NYU Jewish Student Center Temporarily Closes After BDS Supporter Shares ‘Antisemitic, Potentially Threatening’ Posts
A Jewish student center at New York University was temporarily closed on Wednesday after an anti-Zionist student issued threatening messages, before reopening during the afternoon. The...
NYU Students Pass Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel, but Administration Condemns Boycott
Students at New York University passed a resolution on Thursday endorsing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel -- a Palestinian-led movement that the...
New York University Students Introduce Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel
Students at New York University introduced a resolution to support the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel on Thursday. The measure -- brought to...
