Round-up: Israel-Hamas Violence Continues to Stress Campus Communities - Oct. 31

The Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Education are taking steps to address a handful of high-profile incidents of violence and antisemitism on college campuses in the weeks since Hamas’s terrorist attack in Israel and the ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza. From student and faculty protests, statements from presidents, letters from faculty groups, and alumni and donors openly criticizing presidents, campus communities continue to be stressed.
 
Below is a selection of news articles from across the country.
 
U.S. Takes Steps to Curb Campus Antisemitism
Inside Higher Ed (October 31, 2023)
 
Colleges Are Struggling to Respond to Antisemitism. Now the Feds Are Stepping In.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 31, 2023)
 
Biden Administration Unveils New Actions to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses
NBC News.com (October 30, 2023)
 
Biden Launches Initiative to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses Amid Israel-Hamas War
Fortune.com (October 30, 2023)
 
FBI Investigates Anti-Palestinian Message at American University
Inside Higher Ed (October 31, 2023)
 
Israel-Hamas War Leads to Increase of Antisemitic Threats on College Campuses
PBS NewsHour.org (October 30, 2023)
 
How a Heated Q&A on Israel and Hamas Led to a Department Chair’s Resignation
The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 31, 2023)
 
Jewish Students Say Columbia Isn't Doing Enough To Keep Them Safe Amid Israel-Hamas War
WABC 7 News, New York (October 30, 2023)
 
A Wake-Up Call for Jewish Faculty - Commentary
Inside Higher Ed (October 31, 2023)
 
Nothing Has Prepared Me for the Antisemitism I See on College Campuses Now – Commentary
Los Angeles Times (October 29, 2023)