Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement.
The lawsuits came after Harvard faced fierce criticism over its handling of anti-Israel protests that erupted on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish students alleged they were bullied, spat on, intimidated, threatened and subjected to verbal and physical harassment.
Several other schools have recently settled similar lawsuits, and suits are pending against others, including the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
Harvard University settled legal claims alleging the Ivy League school didn’t do enough to protect Jewish students against a wave of antisemitism on campus. As part of the settlements announced Tuesday,
Harvard University has embraced the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism as part of a historic settlement addressing campus discrimination. This move aims to protect Jewish students and combat harassment.
Harvard University has agreed to take several steps to fight antisemitism on its campus after a lawsuit claimed it ignored and tolerated that type of hate.
The definition, adopted by the the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance as well as more than 40 nations, says that certain kinds of criticism of Israel and Zionism can be antisemitic.
Harvard University has settled in two lawsuits that accused the school of antisemitism on campus. The first, brought by Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans
Harvard has reached settlements in a pair of legal disputes that claimed the university failed to protect Jewish students since Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel, agreeing to a series of reforms
The university eventually recorded, in its 2024 financial report, the largest collapse in annual total donations in a decade. Harvard has faced a barrage of criticism over its handling of antisemitism and the anti-Israel protests that exploded on its ...
Published by Rutgers University Press as part of the ... and with them a wave of antisemitism; and at Harvard, anti-Zionist student sentiment spiked almost immediately after October 7 and ...