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The Wall Street Journal — Jul 23, 2025

Columbia Reaches $200 Million Settlement with U.S. Government

Columbia University will pay over $200 million to settle federal investigations into alleged discrimination and civil rights violations regarding the school’s response to antisemitic incidents on campus following the October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel. As part of the settlement, the government will restore $400 million in research funding that it had withheld after accusing Columbia of failing to protect Jewish students during anti-Israel protests. A jointly selected independent monitor, Bart M. Schwartz, will assess Columbia’s compliance with the resolution, including guidelines around admissions and faculty hiring.

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Syracuse University News — Jul 22, 2025

Syracuse Hillel Appoints New Campus Rabbi

Rabbi Natan Levy has been announced as Syracuse Hillel’s new campus rabbi and the Jewish chaplain at Hendricks Chapel on campus. Rabbi Levy is an internationally respected religious leader and bridge-builder with extensive campus experience, having served as university Jewish chaplain for Western England and Wales. Levy looks forward to learning from his new colleagues and creating “spaces for transformation now and into the future.”

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Jewish News Syndicate — Jul 18, 2025

Jewish Student Files Lawsuit Against Harvard for Failing to Protect Jewish Students After October 7

Yoav Segev, a Jewish Harvard student, filed a lawsuit against the school for failing to protect him after he was attacked on campus during an anti-Israel “die-in”, and later rewarding the assailants with honors. Segev had previously tried to join lawsuits against Harvard anonymously, but his information ended up being leaked, including by the student paper, the Harvard Crimson.

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Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) — Jul 18, 2025

University of Kentucky Professor Suspended After Calling “to make war on Israel”

University of Kentucky suspended Ramsi Woodcock, a professor at the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, for creating and sharing a petition that calls for “every country in the world to make war on Israel immediately,” while advocating for the country to “submit permanently and unconditionally to the government of Palestine.” The president of the university condemned the petition and said that it does not reflect the views of the University of Kentucky.

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency — Jul 17, 2025

Hillel International Campus Antisemitism Report: Total Incidents Rise, but Assaults and Vandalism Decline

Hillel International’s just-released 2024-2025 antisemitic incident report saw an increase in the overall number of antisemitic incidents, but a sharp decline in antisemitic vandalism, assaults, and encampments on campus. While physical antisemitic incidents declined, Jewish students faced an increase in online bullying and harassment as hateful incidents multiplied on digital and social media.

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Jewish Insider — Jul 15, 2025

Columbia University Takes Steps to Combat Antisemitism on Campus and Regain Federal Funding

In an effort to regain the $400 million in federal funding that it lost earlier this year, Columbia University announced that it will: require its Office of Institutional Equity to use the IHRA definition of antisemitism, appoint a Title VI coordinator, mandate antisemitism training for students, staff, and faculty, and refuse to recognize or meet with the Columbia University Apartheid Divest coalition, which is banned by Instagram due to promotion of violent material. Brian Cohen, executive director of Columbia Barnard Hillel, said these steps are welcome as their implementation shows an acknowledgement of the antisemitism spike on campus.

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