Campus Resources

The past academic year was challenging for many Jewish students on college campuses, in high schools and even in some elementary and middle schools.

Amid a massive surge in antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents at colleges and K-12 schools, American Jewish Committee (AJC) has established a new Center for Education Advocacy. Jews of all ages, in all educational spaces, must be able to learn and grow without the threats of harassment, intimidation, and violence.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has three key recommendations for K-12 school administrators as the Fall 2024 semester gets underway to help ensure that Jewish students and faculty, and indeed all school community members, have a safer, more inclusive, and more productive 2024-25 school year.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has three key recommendations for university administrators as the Fall 2024 semester gets underway to help ensure that Jewish students along with all campus citizens have a safer, more productive 2024-25 school year.

The Center for Education Advocacy at American Jewish Committee (AJC) consists of a team of content experts and experienced educators who are eager to support you and your school with sound counsel, strategic guidance, and nuanced educational programs about the Jewish people and antisemitism. We offer a range of educational resources and workshops for administrators, faculty, students, and parents that we curate to meet your institution’s specific needs, culture, and academic goals.

AJC currently offers programming for university administrators that includes advising sessions for university leaders, senior leadership briefings, antisemitism training for university staff, and a range of educational offerings on Jewish history, identity, and culture focused on meeting the needs of the higher educational community.

Amid a massive surge in anti-Zionist and antisemitic incidents at colleges and K-12 schools around the country, American Jewish Committee (AJC) today announced at AJC Global Forum the establishment of the Center for Education Advocacy. The Center will work to transform educational spaces for Jewish students by preparing young Jews to be leaders in high school, college, and beyond; working with university presidents, trustees, and faculty as well as K-12 administrators to create academic environments where Jews and Zionism can thrive; and by empowering parents to advocate for their children and for the Jewish community.

Hanna Veiler accepts the Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy on behalf of the German Union of Jewish Students.

Barnard/Columbia student Noa Fay accepts the Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy.

AJC presented its Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy to three outstanding organizations.

As we approach the culmination of the academic year, high school graduation ceremonies are a time for celebration and reflection. While everyone has the constitutional right to free speech, political protests by students and guests should not be allowed to impede a school's commencement program. American Jewish Committee (AJC) asks school administrators to review and implement the strategies here, take proactive steps to minimize the risk of disruption, and respond appropriately if such disruptions occur. Doing so will ensure the focus remains on celebrating the achievements of graduates.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) experts offer educational programs about the Jewish people and antisemitism to students, teachers, and parents in middle and secondary schools. We provide a range of educational resources and workshops to support your institution's educational goals.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has created this toolkit for Parents of Jewish middle and high school students to use in confronting and preventing antisemitism in their school communities.

American Jewish Committee's guidelines aim to assist K-12 school administrators in public and private schools in preparing for and addressing student protests and walkouts in ways that balance students’ rights to express their views with the need to ensure all students are safe and included in their educational environment.

Learn more about the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Commencement is an important and exciting moment in the college experience. University leaders can and should take proactive steps to minimize the risk of commencement or graduation events being disrupted, and to respond effectively and appropriately if such disruptions occur. Here are recommendations based on experiences of other colleges and universities.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) key points to understanding anti-Zionist Jews.

Many universities are dealing with ongoing protests and encampments by anti-Israel activists, a trend that we expect will continue through graduation. Here is what American Jewish Committee (AJC) is asking university administrators on campuses with encampments and/or ongoing protests to do right now.

Since the Israel-Hamas war, at schools across the country, anti-Israel protesters have targeted Jewish students with physical intimidation, taunts like “go back to Poland,” glorified Hamas terrorists, and in some cases, used physical violence. American Jewish Committee (AJC) has been working around the clock to guide administrators, help students, and support their parents amid campus antisemitism.

Noa Fay is a Jewish student leader at Columbia University, the epicenter of the anti-Israel protest movement that has unfolded on American college campuses in recent weeks. Pro-Hamas, antisemitic, and anti-Israel demonstrators have occupied academic buildings, set up overnight tent encampments, and staged demonstrations, while Jewish students have faced increasing threats, antisemitism, and violence.