Round-up: Israel-Hamas Violence Continues to Stress Campus Communities - Nov. 16

The ongoing hostilities in the Middle East between Israeli and Hamas, continue to roil college campuses. 
 
The George Washington University has suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine following the projection of anti-Zionist slogans on a university building.
 
California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week insisted that education leaders take more decisive action to quell related acts of hate on college campuses in the state.
 
A Columbia University student is suing a conservative organization over a mobile digital billboard that drove around campus with a list of “leading antisemites.”
 
Brown University faculty called for the dropping of charges against student protestors.
 
Below is a selection of headlines from across the country:
 
GWU Suspends SJP Chapter for Violating Policies1
Inside Higher Ed (November 16, 2023)
 
House Republicans Blame DEI Programs for Rise in Campus Antisemitism
Inside Higher Ed (November 15, 2023)
 
Newsom Pushes California Universities to Boost Campus Safety as Protests Rage Over Mideast War
Politico.com (November 15, 2023)
 
Columbia Student Sues Over Doxing Truck
Inside Higher Ed (November 15, 2023)
 
Hundreds of Brown U Faculty Call on University to Drop Charges Against Student Protesters
The Providence Journal (November 14, 2023)
 
A Brief History of Antisemitism in U.S. Higher Education
The Washington Post (November 13, 2023)
 
20 State Attorneys General Urge Renewed Vetting of Holders of Foreign-Student Visas
The Chronicle of Higher Education (November 13, 2023)
 
Choosing a College Is Hard. The Israel-Hamas War Is Making It Harder
USA Today (November 12, 2023)
 
Columbia Suspends 2 Pro-Palestine Groups
Inside Higher Ed (November 10, 2023)
 
Tensions Over Israel Continue to Rile Campuses
Inside Higher Ed (November 10, 2023)
 
Harvard, Columbia and Penn Pledge to Fight Antisemitism on Campus
The New York Times (November 10, 2023)
 
In an ‘Extraordinarily Unusual’ Letter, Israel’s President Urges College Leaders to Fight Antisemitism
The Chronicle of Higher Education (November 10, 2023)
 
House Democrats, Republicans Spar Over Antisemitism on Campus
Inside Higher Ed (November 9, 2023)
 
Republican Presidential Candidates Criticize Colleges’ Response to Israel-Hamas War
Inside Higher Ed (November 9, 2023)
 
After Antisemitic Attacks, Colleges Debate What Kind of Speech Is Out of Bounds
The New York Times (November 9, 2023)
 
In Congress and on Campuses, ‘From the River to the Sea’ Inflames Debate
The New York Times (November 9, 2023)
 
Pro-Palestinian Groups Targeted by DeSantis Still Allowed at Florida Universities
Politico.com (November 9, 2023)
 
American Studies Association Members Object to Gaza Statement
Inside Higher Ed (November 8, 2023)
 
Office for Civil Rights Warns Colleges on Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Inside Higher Ed (November 7, 2023)
 
Fanfare, Then Fallout at Antiracist Research Center Reveals Other Fractures
Inside Higher Ed (November 7, 2023)
 
The Israel-Hamas War Is Escalating. Colleges Are Caught in the Middle.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (November 7, 2023)
 
 
 
The Dangers of Donor Revolt - Commentary
The Chronicle of Higher Education (November 13, 2023)
 
How Are Students Expected to Live Like This on Campuses? - Commentary
The New York Times (November 8, 2023)
 
When It Comes to Israel, Who Decides What You Can and Can’t Say? - Commentary
The New York Times (November 4, 2023)