RECOMMENDATIONS StopAntisemitism encourages the colleges and universities featured in this report to consider the following recommendations for improving their response to campus antisemitism. We invite these schools to contact StopAntisemitism for assistance in developing guidelines and initiatives to support their respective Jewish populations. ● Adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism for assessing matters of antisemitism on campus. The Federal Government requires that universities adopt IHRA to be eligible for Title VI funding, and administrators who flout its prescriptions should be held accountable. ● Be proactive — take the necessary steps to address antisemitic incidents on campus as soon as they happen and issue statements expressing unequivocal solidarity with Jewish communities. ● Establish welcoming environments for Jewish students where they can openly explore their beliefs, celebrate their culture, and foster constructive dialogue about Jewish identity, including discussions on Zionism. ● Include Judaism in its DEI policies and ensure those policies encompass the full diversity of ethnicity, religion, and viewpoints, including the formation of an affinity group. ● Examine clubs such as SJP that are driving violence and dangerous rhetoric against Jewish students and ban appropriately. Jewish students should not have to consider their own safety when choosing which school to attend. Colleges should be places where everyone can coexist peacefully, without fear of prejudice against their identity, but too often Jews have been excluded from that coexistence. Fighting campus antisemitism not only helps Jewish students today, it lays the foundation for a future in which Jews are welcome at every campus. The time to act is now. 23
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