The Anti-Defamation League released an updated report card assessing how U.S. colleges combat antisemitism and protect Jewish students.The report, which uses a grading system of A to F, evaluated 135 schools—an increase from 85 schools in the first report. The first ADL campus report card was released in April 2024 in response to rising antisemitism on college campuses after the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023.
Students at an encampment at the Old College at the University of Edinburgh, protesting against the war in Gaza. Students in the UK, including in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol, have set up tents outside university buildings, replicating the nationwide campus demonstrations which began in the US last month.
In the latest report card, 45% of the schools evaluated in the last academic year improved, while only 9% declined—a positive sign for combating antisemitism on campuses, the civil rights advocacy group said. In total, 36% of schools received an A or B grade, up from 23.5% the year before. Just under 10% of schools received an F, which was slightly below the percentage that received an F in the last report.
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