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Lawsuit: MIT professor harassed Israeli researcher, Jewish student as president stood by

  • The Louis D. Brandeis Center filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against MIT for allowing antisemitism on campus, including harassment by a tenured professor.
  • The lawsuit follows escalating antisemitic incidents triggered after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks that created a hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty.
  • Michel DeGraff, a linguistics professor, allegedly harassed Israeli researcher Lior Alon and Jewish student Will Sussman, with harassment leading Sussman to leave MIT and Alon facing threats off campus.
  • MIT President Sally Kornbluth and administrators are accused of inaction despite repeated complaints, with Kornbluth's silence said to have emboldened DeGraff's behavior and allowed antisemitism to persist unchecked.
  • The lawsuit implies MIT violated Title VI obligations by failing to provide a safe learning environment, and it suggests deeper systemic problems in addressing antisemitism on campus.
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brandeiscenter.com broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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