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Faculty-Driven Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses

8/13/2026, 4:43:52 AM

Core Findings from the ADL Report

In January 2025 the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in partnership with Hillel International and College Pulse, released a nationwide campus-antisemitism report. The study documented that 27.3 % of Jewish students said they observed antisemitic behavior by faculty or teaching assistants.

Specific Campus Incidents

  • University of California, Berkeley – The ADL cited an alleged email offering “extra credit” for attending a university-sponsored series titled *Thinking from Palestine: Dispossession, Liberation, and Return*.
  • An unnamed instructor allegedly called a student with Israel-Defense-Forces combat experience “one of the murderers,” and a Jewish student was told, “It’s such a shame that your people survived in order to commit mass genocide.”

Official University Responses

  • UC Berkeley – Dan Mogulof reiterated the lack of documentation for the extra-credit claim.

Data & Statistics

  • 27.3 % of surveyed Jewish students reported faculty-related antisemitic behavior (ADL, January 2025).
  • Incidents involving extra-credit incentives were reported at three UC system schools (Berkeley, UCLA, and an additional unnamed campus).

Verbatim Quotes

  • “It’s such a shame that your people survived in order to commit mass genocide.” — Israeli “It’s such a shame that your people survived in order to commit mass genocide.” — Israeli