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UCLA, Michigan and Northwestern drop in ADL antisemitism ranking

The universities, popular with Jewish students, all saw their grades drop after poor handling of campus protests

June 18, 2024 13:32
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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MAY 4: A student holds a Flag of Israel during a Pro-Palestinian protest during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A group of students called for the University of Michigan to divest from companies with ties to Israel during the spring commencement ceremony. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
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Colleges and universities that are popular among Jewish students still have a way to go in the fight to stop Jew hatred on campus, according to a revised “Campus Antisemitism Report Card” issued today by the Anti-Defamation League.

As with the initial report, which was released in April, only two schools received a perfect “A.” The number of schools receiving a failing grade went from 13 in April to nine in the recent report, pointing to some improvements.

However, three schools—Northwestern University, University of California-Los Angeles, and University of Michigan—saw their grade drop from a “D” to “F” in response to what the ADL categorized as “serious incidents” stemming from the anti-Israel encampments on campus and “a lack of adequate administrative response.”

Michigan, UCLA and Northwestern, all have large Jewish student populations. According to Hillel, Michigan is the 5th most Jewish public university in America, UCLA is 29th and Northwestern is 20th in the private university rankings