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Welcome to ADL’s Campus Alert: for the latest news, analysis and resources that affect students so you can stay informed and make your voice heard.

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📰 Top Stories

New from ADL. ADL has launched
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Decode & Disrupt, a comprehensive online toolkit to help educators as well as parents and other caregivers evaluate the content and materials used to explore topics around Jewish identity, Israel, antisemitism and the Holocaust in K-12 schools. The need for this resource is clear; in an
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ADL study of independent schools, for example, over 30% of parents of students said that their children had experienced or witnessed problematic content. This new toolkit was designed to help identify that kind of concern. It also includes step-by-step guidance to support a conversation with school leaders or classroom teachers about the content.
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Review and use this new ADL toolkit.


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Michigan. A noxious Holocaust-denying influencer invited by a student group to speak at the University of Michigan
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used the opportunity to question the scope of the Holocaust and to give a Nazi salute, which was echoed by people in the audience.
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ADL extremism analysts describe the speaker, Myron Gaines, as “a podcaster known for spreading vile antisemitism and misogyny.” The president of the Michigan Hillel criticized the event, saying that “These slurs do not spark debate or advance the educational mission of the University; they demean, dehumanize and inflame.” A university spokesperson noted that one person was arrested for assault during the incident, though no additional details were provided.

The Myron Gaines event at Michigan. (Image Source: Bridgette Bol/Michigan Daily)


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Columbia.Columbia University
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confirmed that a student was subjected to antisemitic slurs by someone not affiliated with the school while leaving a Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) building near campus. The incident was reported, and Columbia Public Safety is working with JTS and local law enforcement as the investigation continues. The university condemned the harassment and emphasized that support resources are available for students, faculty and staff. Meanwhile, ADL’s NY/NJ region
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said it is appalled by the incident and welcomes Columbia’s investigation, stressing that no student should face harassment because of their identity.


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More from Columbia...Columbia has also
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announced the appointment of historian Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose family suffered terribly during the 10/7 attacks, as a professor of history. Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui was taken hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz and held in Gaza for 498 days before his release. Dekel-Chen
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became a prominent advocate for his son’s return, engaging publicly and internationally. He is currently a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; at Columbia he will teach courses on Jewish history in Eastern Europe, modern Israeli history, the Russia-Ukraine war and Russia’s role in the Middle East.


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University of Miami. A sophomore at the University of Miami who is a social media influencer with more than 125,000 followers is
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under investigation after allegedly initiating a verbal confrontation with the Students Supporting Israel club on campus. Video shows the student making derogatory claims about the Talmud (a core religious text in Judaism) and shouting insults at club members, calling one of them “disgusting.” The university has launched a formal investigation into the confrontation.

DEEPER: Getting ready to consider colleges? One helpful resource is
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ADL’s Campus Antisemitism Report Card, which assesses how 135 schools including Miami are addressing antisemitism.


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Wisconsin. An extensive University of Wisconsin Police Department
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investigation of a series of anti-Israel graffiti incidents has led to four arrests. The vandalism, which included BDS-focused scrawls like “your tuition funds genocide,” was estimated to have caused thousands of dollars in damage over the series of incidents. While none of those arrested are current students, one is an alum. During the
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police investigation, multiple guns including an AR-15 were allegedly found.

(A statue of Lincoln at the University of Wisconsin was damaged by anti-Israel vandals. Image Source: UWPD)

DEEPER: Not sure what BDS is all about? See
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ADL's Guide to Understanding and Countering BDS Calls.


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Harvard. Two Harvard Medical School student groups
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hosted a speaker series framing the war in Gaza as “genocide,” leading the school to state that the events were not part of any academic courses and that the views expressed do not represent the institution. Urging med schools to prioritize facts over political propaganda, ADL
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warned that falsely labeling the conflict as genocide promotes disinformation, risks fueling hostility toward Jewish students and staff and undermines academic integrity.

EVENT: Help Fight Hate in Healthcare: Harvard isn’t the only med school where Jewish students and faculty face hostility. Join ADL for a timely webinar on Feb. 11 that examines antisemitism, advocacy and Jewish leadership in med schools and across the healthcare sector. This conversation will share practical strategies to counter challenges and highlight how Jewish voices and allies are taking action.
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Register now.


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Iowa. Legislation has been introduced in both Iowa’s House and Senate to counter
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antisemitic incidents affecting Iowa schools and their students. The bill, announced by
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Gov. Kim Reynolds, would require public K-12 schools, community colleges and state universities to annually report on antisemitic incidents. The Governor said that “This proposal sends a message that Iowans fully support our Jewish community, and we will not tolerate antisemitism of any kind.” Last year, Iowa’s state universities reported a total of 10 formal complaints of antisemitism and 34 informal complaints. ADL and the JCRC in Iowa support the goals of the legislation.


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Berkeley CA High School. In an event held on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, high school students in Berkeley, CA, walked out of class to take part in an
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anti-Israel “teach-out” that included speakers who compared Israel’s recent actions in Gaza to the Holocaust. A local Jewish coalition, which includes a project
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affiliated with ADL, had reached out to school district leaders ahead of time to criticize the protest, pointing out that “holding a one-sided, politically charged event focused on Israel and Palestine on this day is deeply offensive and cannot be viewed as coincidental.” The school declined to act. This friction comes in the wake of an
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active Title VI filing by ADL and partners against the Berkeley Unified School District for failing to take action to end nonstop bullying and harassment of Jewish students by peers and teachers since 10/7.

DEEPER: ADL was a vocal champion for
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AB 715, which became law last year in California; it’s the most significant bill in the state’s history to combat antisemitism in K-12 schools

🏆 Campus Champions

A Dynamic Duo’s Chicago Success. Two Jewish students at Chicago-area universities were leaders in successfully getting the Chicago City Council to adopt the 
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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism. The Windy City’s municipal code now defines antisemitism as discrimination. The dynamic duo driving this were University of Chicago junior Jake Rymer and DePaul University senior Michael Kaminsky; Rymer described his inspiration as coming in the wake of 10/7, when people he expected to speak out as allies turned their backs. He decided to take action. “We realized that we as students — even though we don’t have legislative experience — have the ability to make meaningful change, so we decided to go ahead with it.”

ABOUT IHRA: ADL
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applauded the win as a historic step that affirms that “the Jewish community is valued, & that hate has no place in Chicago.” You can read
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ADL’s explanation of IHRA for more about the groundswell behind this step against antisemitism.


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Investing in Scholarship. Universities in Colorado and Texas are launching major academic initiatives focused on Jewish history, the Holocaust and antisemitism. The University of Denver
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announced a new professorship dedicated to Holocaust and antisemitism studies, aiming to become a global center for scholarship on hatred and abuses of power. Meanwhile, the University of Texas at Austin
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unveiled the Ackerman Program on Jewish and Western Civilization and the Rosenthal-Levy Scholars program. Together, the programs will offer new courses and research and study-abroad opportunities.

(ADL Mountain States staff and board members at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration hosted by the University of Denver at the State Capitol)



🎟 Navigating campus life has never been more challenging.

The
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Never Is Now summit provides a dedicated space for students and campus professionals to connect, learn and gain the tools needed to face the moment. College Students and College Staff: Register for FREE using code: COLLEGE. There is also special programming designed for parents of students. Vital Campus Programming for College Students, Campus Staff and Parents can be found in the summit’s
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Register now for Never Is Now, March 16-17 in NYC. The World's Largest Summit on Antisemitism and Hate.


📣 Info and Action

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Campus Community Advocacy Toolkit — From incident reporting and educational resources to letter-writing campaigns and Know Your Rights factsheets, ADL has clear steps for you to take action and effect change on college campuses.
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University Administration — Guidance and best practices for making campuses safer and more inclusive.
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Campus Antisemitism Report Card — See the grades of 135 universities, the current state of antisemitism on campus and how colleges and universities are responding.
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General Campus Resources — ADL Backgrounders, Educational Programming, Research and Analysis and more.
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ADL Legal Action Network — Anyone over 18 can report incidents of antisemitism to ADL for our network of law firms nationwide.
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K-12 Advocacy Resources — Tools and knowledge to foster and advocate for a safe, inclusive and equitable school environment for all.
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K-12 Advocacy Resources for Independent Schools — Additional resources for members of independent K-12 school communities.
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