The 2023 “Antisemitism on U.S. College & University Campuses” Report Card was originally slated to be released on October 9. But when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, we knew we had to wait.
StopAntisemitism held the report, not only to grieve, but to observe how colleges and universities responded in the face of growing hatred towards Jewish people.
Since the onset of the war, the explosion of antisemitism in America has rocked the Jewish people to their core, StopAntisemitism has experienced a 1,500% uptick in submissions of antisemitic incidents.
Itʼs no surprise that much of this recent Jew-hatred has occurred on college campuses. Because of this, StopAntisemitism has revised this report card to reflect how each school responded to the horrific attacks of October 7. When it TRULY mattered most, did they keep their Jewish students safe? Did they unequivocally stand with Israel against Hamas?
Some ignored the situation and some created an actively hostile environment for Jewish students via inaction or malfeasance. The “negative findings” section has been revised accordingly, and if it were possible to give certain institutions a grade lower than an “F”, we would.
Each updated assessment helps illustrate the evolving dynamics of antisemitism on college campuses and will hopefully help prospective students make informed decisions about their academic future.
