Alums for Campus Fairness

Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) is an American NGO started by Vassar College alumni in 2014 in response to the rise of antisemitism, demonization of Israel, bigotry, and anti-Israel political activity on American campuses.[1][2][3][4][5]

Reports

In October 2019 ACF released a report on antisemitism on the campus of Columbia University and the affiliated Barnard College detailing "harassment" of Jewish students and anti-Semitic statements by members of the faculty.[4][6]

Demands

The group has called for Columbia University literature professor Hamid Dabashi to be suspended for racist social media posts.[7][8]

ACF has called on Oberlin College to address the antisemitic hate-speech directed to Jewish students.[1][9][10]

References
  1. Farkas, Karen (10 April 2018). "Oberlin College alumni group claims college is unwelcoming to Jewish students". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Prince, Cathryn (11 July 2018). "To pressure colleges into combating anti-Semitism, alumni become activists". Times of Israel. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Alums for Campus Fairness Bringing decency back to colleges when it comes to Israel". Jerusalem Post. 22 March 2019.
  4. Jaffee-Hoffman, Mayaan (25 October 2019). "Columbia University, Barnard are 'a hotbed for hate' - report Alums for Campus Fairness found more than 100 anti-Israel, antisemitic incidents on these campuses since 2016". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. "Alumni, Act Now to Purge Oberlin and Other Colleges of anti-Semitism". Haaretz. 4 March 2016.
  6. Kaplan, Talia (25 October 2019). "Columbia University and Barnard College 'hotbed for hate,' report documenting 'systemic anti-Antisemitism' at the schools says". Fox News. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. "Columbia University alums call for professor to be suspended over anti-Zionist Facebook posts". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 6 June 2018.
  8. "Columbia Professor Under Fire for Referring to Zionists As 'Hyenas'". Jewish Journal. 31 May 2018.
  9. "Former Students, Faculty Members Call on Oberlin to End "Concerted Hostility Toward Israel"". The Tower Magazine. 30 March 2018.
  10. Koehn, Amanda (5 April 2018). "Alumni: Oberlin hostile toward Israel, Jews". Cleveland Jewish News.
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