NEGATIVE FINDINGS SCHOOL: Vanderbilt University Incident: 11/2022 — Shortly after Yeʼs antisemitic comments in the fall of 2022, Vanderbilt assistant football coach Dan Jackson was caught defending the rapper in a Facebook thread. Jackson wrote, “Kanye is two steps ahead of everyone. Heʼs not crazy” and “More people need to wake up and speak their mind.” StopAntisemitism exposed the incident on Twitter and Jackson, along with the university athletic department, apologized and condemned antisemitism. Jackson was suspended for the remainder of the 2022 football season while undergoing anti-discrimination training. SCHOOL: Wellesley College Incident: 10/2022 — The editorial board of the school newspaper, The Wellesley News, chose to publicly endorse the “Jew Mapping Project.” This controversial initiative involves a physical map that pinpoints businesses and institutions in the Boston area that BDS activists perceive as supportive of Israel. Aside from being nakedly antisemitic as an endeavor, the map raises valid safety concerns by providing a manual for antisemites looking to target Jewish institutions. 18
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