INTRODUCTION On October 7, Yale University Professor Zareena Grewal tweeted an antisemitic post on X that validated Hamasʼs horrific violence stating “Palestinians have every 3 right to resist through armed struggle, solidarity.” To add insult to injury, the school neglected to even investigate Grewal, who is actively teaching at the school. Additionally, Yale student group “Yalies$Palestine” referred to Hamasʼ rampage as a “success.” In January 2023, a Title VI complaint was filed against George Washington University by an anonymous Jewish student, alleging that Assistant Professor 1 of clinical psychology Lara Sheehi had engaged in antisemitic behavior and 4 commentary. In one example, Sheehi allegedly said to a student, “Itʼs not your fault that you were born in Israel.” Other incidents involve Sheehi accusing her Jewish students of racism and encouraging their peers to vilify and isolate them based on their Jewish identity. Allegations also cite her spreading lies about her Israeli students to other faculty members to ruin their reputation — faculty that could end up as these studentsʼ clinical supervisors. Sheehi has also expressed her hateful views towards Israel and Jewish people on her private X account, tweeting, “Destroy Zionism and commit to land back, then weʼll take you seriously you f***ing genocidal f**ks. F**k you” and “Israeliʼs are so f***ing racist.” AFTER OCT 7: Recent incidents of antisemitism on campus include language glorifying Hamas projected onto the school library and a pro-Hamas sign was spotted in a crowd of protestors. With each passing year, antisemites are becoming more audacious in expressing their hateful views and openly participating in demonstrations that lead to antisemitic violence. This has been especially true since the onset of the war, and Jewish students must be aware of these occurrences at the schools theyʼre considering attending. This report is intended to inform Jewish families deciding where to send their loved ones for education. Parents must consider whether they are comfortable with their hard-earned tuition fees indirectly contributing to the support of antisemitism. StopAntisemitism sourced this comprehensive report through outreach to school administrations, thorough research, and numerous firsthand accounts from students. Like last yearʼs report, this publication uses a grading system, similar to a school report card, and uses predefined criteria to assess how effective higher education institutions are at addressing and mitigating instances of antisemitism on their campuses. 4
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