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A newly-released Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) poll of Jewish students and recent graduates revealed the troubling extent of antisemitism at American colleges and universities across the United States ahead of the start of the new school year, amid the ongoing global surge of Jew-hatred triggered by the October 7th attack in Israel almost ten months ago.
Key findings included:
- 83% of respondents considered antisemitism a “very serious problem.”
- 81% of respondents said they or their friends had received threatening or antisemitic messages from people associated with their university.
- Nearly eight in ten respondents said they had avoided places on campus out of concern for their safety as Jews.
- 60% of respondents said a faculty member had made an offensive antisemitic remark to them or someone they knew.
- 58% of Jewish students reported that they or someone they knew was physically threatened on campus for being Jewish.
- 44% of current students said they “never” or “rarely” felt safe identifying as Jewish on campus.
“It is painfully evident that Jewish and pro-Israel students faced significant challenges during the 2023-2024 academic year,” ACF Executive Director Avi D. Gordon stated. “The high-profile antisemitic incidents and the pervasive climate of fear on many of our nation’s campuses are well known.”
The full report — titled “Survey on Experiences and Attitudes Towards Antisemitism” — is accessible HERE.
A past Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) interview with Gordon can be read HERE.
