A staggering 72% of Jewish college students in the US feel “unwelcome” on their campuses, while more than half have been victims of antisemitism, a dismal new report shows.
The civil-rights group StopAntisemitism issued “report cards” on how more than two dozen university campuses have been addressing hatred against Jews and re-evaluated five other campuses previously graded by the organization.
Two New York City schools — Cornell University and The New School — were slapped with a shameful “F” grade, the group said.
Among the organization’s other findings, Jewish students at the surveyed campuses revealed:
- 72% feel unwelcome in certain spaces on campus simply for being Jewish.
- 52% had personally been victims of antisemitism at their schools.
- 67% feel their university did not take sufficient action to protect Jewish students in the wake of the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel
- 43% said they hide their Jewish identity from classmates out of fear, and the same percentage would not recommend their school to fellow Jewish students.
- 43% did not feel safe enough to report the antisemitism against them. Of those who did report it, a staggering 87% believe their school failed to properly investigate the crimes.
- 69% said they are blamed for the actions of Israel by Palestinian backers.
Another group, Alums for Campus Fairness, reported similar findings about antisemitism in August.
“Universities are failing their Jewish students, often leaving them vulnerable and unsupported,” the StopAntisemitism report said.
The group said it was forced to triple the size of its organization just to manage the recent deluge of complaints about hatred against Jews –what it described as a “jaw-dropping” 3,000% rise in antisemitic tips and submissions since the Israeli massacre.
“Jewish students and professors have been ambushed, harassed, stalked, and physically assaulted. Mezuzahs have been torn from doorways, and mobs of peers openly called for their deaths, chanting genocidal slogans,” the report said.
“These institutions enabled privileged mobs to commit some of the most vicious hate crimes witnessed on American soil since the civil rights era, targeting Jews with impunity.”
While Cornell University and The New School in the Big Apple flunked the survey, accused hotbed of hate Columbia University in Manhattan was not rated this time around, as the group rotates the schools it examines every year.
In 2022, though, Columbia — the disgraceful site of some of the country’s most vitriolic antisemitic protests, got a failing grade.
This year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brown University, Emerson College, the University of Oregon, University of California-Davis and the University of Washington joined the group’s Hall of Shame and got an “F” grade.
“Every year, we evaluate 25 new schools, and the findings remain unfortunately consistent: institutions like Columbia—and many Ivy League and Ivy-adjacent schools—continue to fail their Jewish students,” said Liora Rez, founder of StopAntisemitism.
“Administrations across the country have made zero meaningful efforts to ensure Jewish students feel safe expressing their identity. This is not an isolated issue; it’s a systemic failure of leadership.”
Cornell was flunked for multiple antisemitic incidents, including student Patrick Dai threatening to shoot and stab Jewish students and attack the campusʼ kosher dining hall, while history professor Russell Rickford expressed being “exhilarated” by the Hamas terrorists’ Oct. 7 attack.
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In May, an 18-day illegal encampment also took place, resulting in six student suspensions.
“Anti-Zionist protests have disrupted much of campus life,” the report said of Cornell.
StopAntisemitism researchers said the brass at The New School University in Greenwich Village declined to participate, but students did.
“75% of students have experienced antisemitism, … 95% of students do not feel welcome in many spaces on campus. … 83% of students would not recommend their school,” the report said.
“Notable Incidents: Anti-Israel protesters and faculty at The New School took over a building in protest.”
Three universities received an “A” grade for being more supportive of Jewish students: Baylor, Clemson and Elon.
Hofstra University on Long Island received a “C,” and Vassar College in upstate Poughkeepsie and Stanford were rated “D.”
