Antisemitic Incidents on Campus by Year

2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025

Summary: Antisemitic incidents on campus ticked up very slightly in the 2019-2020 school year, to 179 compared to 168 the previous year. The increase likely would have been larger, except that almost every college and university transitioned to off-campus learning in March of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total Incidents
179
Trend
6.5%
from previous year
Comparison with previous and next years
11
more incidents than previous year
75
fewer incidents than next year

Incidents by Type

8.4%
Social Media/Email
15 Incidents
8.4% of all incidents this year
Social Media/Email
15 Incidents
8.4% of all incidents this year
2.2%
Article/Publication
4 Incidents
2.2% of all incidents this year
Article/Publication
4 Incidents
2.2% of all incidents this year
21.2%
Hate Speech
38 Incidents
21.2% of all incidents this year
Hate Speech
38 Incidents
21.2% of all incidents this year
38%
Vandalism/Graffiti
68 Incidents
38% of all incidents this year
Vandalism/Graffiti
68 Incidents
38% of all incidents this year
7.8%
Harassment
14 Incidents
7.8% of all incidents this year
Harassment
14 Incidents
7.8% of all incidents this year
22.3%
Other
40 Incidents
22.3% of all incidents this year
Other
40 Incidents
22.3% of all incidents this year
Social Media/Email
8.4%
Article/Publication
2.2%
Hate Speech
21.2%
Vandalism/Graffiti
38%
Harassment
7.8%
Other
22.3%

Also occurring during the 2019-2020 academic year:

  • BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, and manifests on campus as non-binding student government votes that call on their universities to boycott products or divest from investments related to Israel. Practically, these votes often serve only to isolate Jewish students, as no college or university has ever implemented BDS measures.

    8

    BDS Votes

    There were only eight BDS votes in 2019-2020, a significant decrease from 35 the previous year. The decline was driven by multiple factors, namely the beginning of a (short-lived) shift away from BDS as a strategy by anti-Israel advocates, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted most student government functions from March of 2020 until the end of the school year.

     

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Hillel International has been tracking antisemitic incidents on U.S. and Canadian college and university campuses since the 2014-2015 academic year. Incidents are gathered from college and university bias reporting; from campus Hillels and Jewish student organizations; from the ReportCampusHate.org portal; and from a variety of other sources. All incidents are individually reviewed to verify their accuracy, identify their type, and remove duplicates.