{"id":793,"date":"2025-03-13T11:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:59:47","slug":"better-than-most-nyu-receives-b-grade-on-antisemitism-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/13\/better-than-most-nyu-receives-b-grade-on-antisemitism-report\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Better than most\u2019: NYU receives B grade on antisemitism report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NYU received a B grade in <\/span>a recent report<\/span><\/a> compiled by the Anti-Defamation League rating responses to antisemitism on 135 college campuses \u2014 labeling the university as \u201cbetter than most.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ADL, a prominent Jewish advocacy group aimed at combating antisemitism on college campuses since October 2023, assessed how each university performed across 30 criteria including conduct policies, resources for Jewish community members and severity of \u201cantisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents.\u201d The score came three days after the U.S. Department of Justice <\/span>announced the creation<\/span><\/a> of a Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to investigate NYU, along with nine other colleges \u2014 each of which <\/span>received a C grade or lower<\/span><\/a> in the ADL\u2019s ranking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In April 2024, NYU <\/span>received a C grade<\/span><\/a> on the ADL report as the organization criticized the lack of \u201cmandatory antisemitism education,\u201d the presence of \u201chostile anti-Zionist student groups\u201d and \u201canti-Zionist rhetoric\u201d at several pro-Palestinian protest against Israel\u2019s war in Gaza. The ADL cited individual protesters\u2019 chants and signs \u2014 including \u201cZionism will fall, Israel will fall\u201d and \u201cHillel Clubs are Israeli Spies\u201d \u2014 a picket at an NYU Hillel Shabbat dinner in May and three Jewish students\u2019 <\/span>now-settled lawsuit<\/span><\/a> accusing the university of an <\/span>indifference toward antisemitism on campus<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy to see the public take notice of all of NYU’s efforts in countering antisemitism,\u201d Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, the executive director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life, said in a statement to WSN.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The nonprofit gave both Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles a D grade, Harvard University a C and the University of Minnesota a failing grade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the ADL\u2019s last report, NYU appointed a Title VI coordinator to oversee complaints relating to race, color and national origin, updated its student conduct guidelines to cite \u201c<\/span>code words, like \u2018Zionist,\u2019<\/span><\/a>\u201d as examples of potentially discriminatory speech and released modules on Brightspace mandating that students consent to the new guidelines. The conduct policy was updated in response to over 300 community members\u2019 \u201c<\/span>calls for greater clarity<\/span><\/a>\u201d during listening sessions, which were organized over the summer after dozens of students and faculty faced <\/span>arrests<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>suspensions<\/span><\/a> and other <\/span>sanctions<\/span><\/a> for participating in <\/span>pro-Palestinian protests<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In October, ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt commended NYU for its updated student conduct policy and \u201chigh completion rate by almost 80%\u201d of the mandatory modules <\/span>in a letter<\/span><\/a> addressed to NYU President Linda Mills. Greenblatt said the university\u2019s \u201cpositive changes\u201d would be reflected in the organization\u2019s 2025 report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHaving reviewed the updates you shared in September, we commend you for the proactive steps your institution has taken to foster a safer and more inclusive environment for Jewish students and all students, particularly in light of the antisemitism crisis faced by campuses nationwide,\u201d Greenblatt wrote in the letter. \u201cThese initiatives align with ADL\u2019s recommendations for combating antisemitism on college campuses.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In December 2023, Mills and Senior Vice President for University Life Jason Pina had also <\/span>sent a letter<\/span><\/a> to ADL administrators addressing its investigation into how colleges would respond to a member of the community calling for \u201ca genocide of the Jewish people,\u201d affirming that an NYU community member would have faced disciplinary procedures. NYU has also <\/span>hosted events <\/span><\/a>convening university presidents<\/span><\/a> to promote dialogue on antisemitism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“NYU has been at the forefront of U.S. universities in working to eliminate antisemitism on campus,” university spokesperson John Beckman said in a statement to WSN. “We’re pleased that the latest report card from the ADL recognizes NYU’s efforts.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Update, March 13: This article was updated with a statement from a university spokesperson.<\/em><\/p>\n

Contact Amelia Hernandez Gioia at agioia@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story \u2018Better than most\u2019: NYU receives B grade on antisemitism report<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NYU received a B grade in a recent report compiled by the Anti-Defamation League rating responses to antisemitism on 135 college campuses \u2014 labeling the university as \u201cbetter than most.\u201d\u00a0 The ADL, a prominent Jewish advocacy group aimed at combating antisemitism on college campuses since October 2023, assessed how each university performed across 30 criteria including conduct policies, resources for Jewish community members and severity of \u201cantisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents.\u201d The score came three days after the U.S. Department of Justice announced the creation of a Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to investigate NYU, along with nine other colleges \u2014 each of which received a C grade or lower in the ADL\u2019s ranking.\u00a0 In April 2024, NYU received a C grade on the ADL report as the organization criticized the lack of \u201cmandatory antisemitism education,\u201d the presence of \u201chostile anti-Zionist student groups\u201d and \u201canti-Zionist rhetoric\u201d at several pro-Palestinian protest against Israel\u2019s war in Gaza. The ADL cited individual protesters\u2019 chants and signs \u2014 including \u201cZionism will fall, Israel will fall\u201d and \u201cHillel Clubs are Israeli Spies\u201d \u2014 a picket at an NYU Hillel Shabbat dinner in May and three Jewish students\u2019 now-settled lawsuit accusing the university of an indifference toward antisemitism on campus.\u00a0 \u201cI am happy to see the public take notice of all of NYU’s efforts in countering antisemitism,\u201d Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, the executive director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life, said in a statement to WSN.\u00a0 The nonprofit gave both Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles a D grade, Harvard University a C and the University of Minnesota a failing grade.\u00a0\u00a0 Since the ADL\u2019s last report, NYU appointed a Title VI coordinator to oversee complaints relating to race, color and national origin, updated its student conduct guidelines to cite \u201ccode words, like \u2018Zionist,\u2019\u201d as examples of potentially discriminatory speech and released modules on Brightspace mandating that students consent to the new guidelines. The conduct policy was updated in response to over 300 community members\u2019 \u201ccalls for greater clarity\u201d during listening sessions, which were organized over the summer after dozens of students and faculty faced arrests, suspensions and other sanctions for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.\u00a0 In October, ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt commended NYU for its updated student conduct policy and \u201chigh completion rate by almost 80%\u201d of the mandatory modules in a letter addressed to NYU President Linda Mills. Greenblatt said the university\u2019s \u201cpositive changes\u201d would be reflected in the organization\u2019s 2025 report.\u00a0 \u201cHaving reviewed the updates you shared in September, we commend you for the proactive steps your institution has taken to foster a safer and more inclusive environment for Jewish students and all students, particularly in light of the antisemitism crisis faced by campuses nationwide,\u201d Greenblatt wrote in the letter. \u201cThese initiatives align with ADL\u2019s recommendations for combating antisemitism on college campuses.\u201d\u00a0 In December 2023, Mills and Senior Vice President for University Life Jason Pina had also sent a letter to ADL administrators addressing its investigation into how colleges would respond to a member of the community calling for \u201ca genocide of the Jewish people,\u201d affirming that an NYU community member would have faced disciplinary procedures. NYU has also hosted events convening university presidents to promote dialogue on antisemitism.\u00a0 “NYU has been at the forefront of U.S. universities in working to eliminate antisemitism on campus,” university spokesperson John Beckman said in a statement to WSN. “We’re pleased that the latest report card from the ADL recognizes NYU’s efforts.” Update, March 13: This article was updated with a statement from a university spokesperson. Contact Amelia Hernandez Gioia at agioia@nyunews.com. This story \u2018Better than most\u2019: NYU receives B grade on antisemitism report appeared first on Washington Square News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":796,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions\/796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}