Northwestern struggled to correct an impression that it had coddled pro-Hamas protesters and acceded to their demands for a boycott of Israel in exchange for an end to their May 2024 encampment.
Both schools were among 60 that the U.S. Education Department notified that they could face consequences if they fail to meet their obligations to protect Jewish students from harassment.
Jewish students are feeling particularly vulnerable in the aftermath of the US presidential election, the result of which has sparked an unprecedented number of anti-Semitic incidents at universities across the country, campus groups said.
According to a new report published by the Israel On Campus Coalition (ICC) on Tuesday, 'Anti-Israel activity declined or remained constant in every region of the country except the Midwest, where campuses experienced a sharp increase in anti-Israel activism.'
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