Colorado committee hears testimony in Auraria Campus antisemitism probe

Colorado committee hears testimony in Auraria Campus antisemitism probe

A pro-Palestinian encampment is seen on the Auraria campus in downtown Denver, May 2, 2024. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)A committee probing alleged antisemitism at Denver’s Auraria Campus heard Wednesday from First Amendment and civil rights scholars, as well as the Anti-Defamation League and members of the public.  The 10-member Colorado Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights oversees an investigation into the Auraria Ca…

The Crisis of Antisemitism on Campus and Where It’s Coming From

On October 7, 2023, crossing the Gaza border during a ceasefire, Hamas and other Islamic terror groups slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and took 240 hostage. The magnitude of this unprovoked act should have ignited widespread outrage and solidarity with Je...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) (and hopefully the future Governor of NY) slams Félix Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), for his failed response to antisemitism on campus – including forcing Jewish students to enter a campus

At a heated House Education Committee hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik slammed CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez over the university’s non-response to antisemitic graffiti and faculty links, including the Muslim Chief Diversity Officer, who is a former employee of designated terrorist group Hamas-linked CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations). She criticised CUNY for allowing a large […]

At congressional hearing, Cal chancellor says 'more work to do' on campus antisemitism - Local News Matters

Following pro-Palestinian demonstrations and comments by some faculty at the University of California, Berkeley campus after the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, the school is one of several universities that faces criticism for its handling of alleged pervasive antisemitism on campus. On Tuesday, Chancellor Rich Lyons came to Congress to address the issue. Lyons and the heads of the City University of New York and Georgetown University testified…