Campus antisemitism extends beyond student protests and into classrooms, ADL warns
The Anti-Defamation League has warned that alleged antisemitism on US university campuses may extend beyond public protests into teaching and classroom activity. Its report says some lecturers and teaching assistants have been accused of bringing anti-Israel activism into coursework, offering extra credit for attending events and, in some cases, singling out Jewish or Israeli students; the claims matter because classroom conduct is less visible than demonstrations.
The report argues that faculty behaviour and curriculum choices can occur in the relative privacy of academic spaces, limiting outside scrutiny. It follows heightened attention to campus antisemitism after the 2023 Israel–Hamas war and subsequent protests, and cites a January 2025 ADL survey in which 27.3% of Jewish students said they had observed antisemitism.
- ADL says alleged campus antisemitism may also occur in classrooms.
- Report cites claims involving coursework, extra credit and student treatment.
- Classroom activity receives less public scrutiny than campus protests.