Nearly Half of Jewish Students Have Experienced Antisemitism on Campus

Nearly Half of Jewish Students Have Experienced Antisemitism on Campus

Nearly half of Jewish students (47%) have experienced some form of antisemitism on campus during the past academic year, with 37% believing their campus was downright hostile to Jews. But they’re not the only ones dealing with prejudice, according to a report released this week by Brandeis University’s Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies. Among Black students, 34% felt their campus was hostile toward people of color, and almost half of Musl…

5 things this generation of Jewish students taught me

Four in 10 Jewish college students have experienced antisemitism during their time on campus. That troubling number was revealed inAmerican Jewish Committee’s State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report, conducted in partnership with Hillel International. Of those students, 68% have avoided expressing their views about Israel on campus. For them, self-censorship is a necessity rather than a choice. Prior to seeing the report, I thought I unders…