Antisemitism pervasive in US college classrooms, curricula, faculty, ADL finds

Antisemitism on U.S. college campuses has moved beyond public demonstrations and encampments to permeate classrooms, curricula, and faculty networks, according to two new reports by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL has launched a new confidential reporting mechanism, the Campus Classroom Reporting (CCR), for students, staff, and faculty to report bias and seek support. The report "Antisemitism Among Faculty and in the Classroom: Trends, Patterns and Institutional Dynamics" highlights recurring issues such as the inclusion of pro-terrorism narratives in coursework, offering extra credit for attending anti-Israel rallies, and faculty singling out Jewish and Israeli students. A second report, "The Faculty Factor: Inside the Networks Driving Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Activism on Campus," details how organized faculty networks have strengthened ties with student activist groups since the 2024 encampment wave, shielding them from accountability. While public attention has focused on student protests, the ADL's research, based on tracking data, institutional analysis, and campus climate surveys, aims to expose what occurs "behind closed classroom doors." The ADL tracked 1,694 antisemitic incidents on U.S. campuses in 2024 and 583 in 2025. Despite a year-over-year decline in public incidents, the research claims that faculty conduct and instructional framing continue to create a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students. The reports cite examples of coursework allegedly incorporating readings from leaders of designated terrorist organizations, such as Ghassan Kanafani and Leila Khaled of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). One report noted a November 2023 remark attributed to a University of California, Irvine professor describing the October 7 Hamas attacks as a "gift from Allah to the world" and a "golden opportunity." A Cornell University professor allegedly expressed being "exhilarated" by the attack in October 2023. The research also details claims that Israeli and Jewish students were personally targeted or held accountable for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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The ADL announced in conjunction with the reports the launch of a new Campus Classroom Reporting (CCR) mechanism, a confidential channel designed for students, staff, and faculty to report and seek support regarding classroom-based bias.