Jewish Insider:
Leading Jewish Groups Urge Universities to Pursue Reforms to Deal with Antisemitism
Originally published on August 18, 2025 in Jewish Insider, “Leading Jewish Groups Urge Universities to Pursue Reforms to Deal with Antisemitism,” offers insight into the recommendations for college and university administrators released by national Jewish organizations, including Hillel International. Read on for selected excerpts:
“As students return to school in the coming weeks, four leading Jewish organizations are encouraging university leaders to adopt a new set of recommendations, released on Monday, designed to curb the antisemitism that has overwhelmed many campuses since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel, Jewish Insider has learned.
The guidelines — which call for increased safety measures as well as long-term structural reforms and build upon a four-page set of recommendations released last August — are a joint effort from the Anti-Defamation League, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Hillel International and Jewish Federations of North America.
‘We are encouraged by the universities that have taken prior recommendations seriously, implementing changes that have reduced the most severe types of incidents, creating safer and more welcoming environments as a result. But our work is far from complete,’ Hillel International president and CEO Adam Lehman said in a statement. ‘These updated recommendations provide a roadmap for institutions to build on their progress and address the challenges Jewish students continue to face.'”