New York, NY, March 4, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the City University of New York (CUNY) and Chancellor James Milliken for taking steps to review allegations of anti-Semitism on several of its campuses, and for establishing a task force to foster a more understanding and respectful environment. Several CUNY campuses have recently experienced anti-Semitic incidents and
New York, NY, February 26, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged Baruch College to consider rescheduling its Commencement Ceremony ending shortly before the Jewish Sabbath, due to the conflict it creates for observant Jewish graduates. The Baruch College commencement ceremony is scheduled to take place late Friday afternoon on May 27, while the Jewish Sabbath begins that evening,
New York, NY, February 25, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed gratitude towards two detectives from the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force who were injured by a suspect during an investigation into a series of anti-Semitic incidents in Manhattan. Two detectives were in Harlem on February 24 to execute a search warrant on Oliver Vukicevic,
New York, NY, February 23, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today responded to Vassar College President Catharine Bond Hill’s invitation to alumni and parents to discuss “current issues and tensions” on Vassar’s campus related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ADL said that while this discussion is a “good first step,” concrete steps must be taken to effectively address incidents of
New York, NY, February 18, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced the interruption of a faculty council meeting at Brooklyn College on February 16 where students allegedly demanded that “Zionists” leave campus and referred to a professor at the gathering as a “Zionist pig.” ADL commended Brooklyn College President Karen L. Gould and Provost and Senior Vice President
