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Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Colorado Boulder drew condemnation from CU Boulder and others after they published a statement calling for the release of the perpetrator of the 2025 firebombing attack that killed an 82-year-old woman and injured more than a dozen others. The statement described the violence as “resistance,” prompting strong reaction from the university, state officials, and community members. “[SJP’s] reprehensible rhetoric causes real harm to Jewish students on our campus — students who are still grieving, still healing, and still showing up every day with courage and pride. We are in close contact with CU administrators and are committed to making sure our community feels supported,” CU Boulder Hillel said.

The NYPD arrested an NYU student and charged him with hate crimes and trespassing, among other charges, after authorities linked him to the display of a flag featuring swastikas and a Star of David on the university’s Steinhardt building during graduation festivities. An NYU spokesperson said it will also pursue disciplinary action, which could include expulsion or revocation of the student’s degree.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a third lawsuit against UCLA alleging the university has shown it is “deliberately indifferent” to antisemitic harassment of Jewish and Israeli students following the October 7, 2023 attacks and subsequent campus protests. The suit focuses on incidents tied to a 2024 anti-Israel encampment and alleges the university failed to adequately respond to reports of harassment. In response, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk cited actions the university has taken to confront antisemitism this past year, saying, “The suggestion that UCLA has been passive in the face of antisemitism is simply wrong.”

Police arrested a suspect connected to a months-long series of antisemitic and racist graffiti incidents at San José State University. The messages targeted Jewish, Muslim, Black, and Asian students and included threats of violence, swastikas, and references to terrorism. University officials say the investigation involved campus police, local law enforcement, and the FBI. The suspect faces counts of felony vandalism, felony publishing threats, and potential hate crime enhancements.

Senators Jacky Rosen and James Lankford recently introduced the Jewish American Security Act, a bipartisan bill focused on combating antisemitism across multiple sectors, including on college campuses, online, and at Jewish institutions. The legislation would increase federal security funding for Jewish communities, require new federal strategies to address antisemitism on college campuses, and push social media platforms to provide more transparency reporting on how they moderate and limit antisemitic content. Jewish organizations across the political and denominational spectrums have publicly backed the proposal.

Harvard University asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the federal government that accuses the school of violating civil rights law by failing to adequately address antisemitism on campus. In its filing, Harvard argued that the government’s claims mischaracterize its response and ignore the steps it has taken to address harassment and protect Jewish and Israeli students under Title VI.