Faculty Groups on Campus
Since October 7, 2023, faculty have been countering an intolerable spike in campus antisemitism and anti-Israel bias by forming their own affinity groups to support Jewish students, demand action from administration, lead solidarity and educational exchange delegations to Israel, and writing and speaking out.
Since October 7, 2023, faculty have organized and participated in numerous solidarity and educational exchange delegations to Israel.
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New faculty groups that focus on countering antisemitism and supporting a robust discourse about Israel on campus include:
Atid: Advancing Jewish Belonging in K-12 Schools
Arizona State University: Jewish Faculty and Staff Association
California State University, Fullerton: Jewish Faculty and Staff Association (JFSA)
California State University, Monterey Bay: Jewish Employee Affinity Group
California State University, Northridge: Matadors Against Antisemitism
City University of New York: CUNY Alliance for Inclusion (CAFI)
Columbia: Faculty and Staff Supporting Israel
DePaul University: Jewish Faculty Staff Alliance (JFSA)
Emerson College: Emersonians Against Campus Antisemitism
Empowering Jewish Students in Texas
George Washington University: Faculty and Staff Against Antisemitism and Hate
Georgetown University: Committee for the Integrity of Academic Institutions as Centers of Learning
Harvard University: Faculty for Israel
Indiana University: Faculty and Staff for Israel
Kent State University: Jewish Faculty, Staff and Friends Association
New York University: Faculty and Staff Against Antisemitism
Ohio State University: Jewish Faculty and Staff Resource Group
Public Health Professionals Against Antisemitism
Rutgers University: Jewish Faculty, Administrators, and Staff (JFAS)
Stanford Community Forum on Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias
Tufts University: United Against Antisemitism
University of Buffalo: Association of Jewish Faculty, Staff, and Friends
University of California, Davis: Jewish Climate Advisory Council (JCAC)
University of California, Los Angeles: Jewish Faculty Resilience Group
University of California, San Diego: Jewish Staff and Faculty Tritons Association
University of Cincinnati: Israel Initiative Committee
University of Illinois: Faculty for Academic Freedom and Against Antisemitism
University of Maryland, College Park: Faculty Against Antisemitism and for Academic Freedom
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Jewish Faculty and Staff Group (JFS-UNLV)
University of Pennsylvania: Penn Faculty Against Antisemitism
University of South Carolina: Jewish Faculty and Staff Council
University of Southern California: Circle Against Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
Vassar Faculty Against Antisemitism
Virginia Tech: Jewish Faculty Resource Group
Start a Campus Group
Learn how faculty across the country have established groups on their campuses. To get started, use this resource, created by our colleagues at UCLA.
Disciplinary Groups
Jewish and Israeli Social Work Educators Alliance
This is a group of Jewish social work academics and allies who found one another in the aftermath of October 2023, when many experienced a profound disconnect between their professional and personal selves.
Atid: Advancing Jewish Belonging in PreK-12 Schools
This group improves Jewish student experiences in preK–12 schools by connecting researchers and practitioners, advancing action-oriented scholarship, and strengthening the research-to-practice pipeline.
Public Health Professionals Against Antisemitism
This group connects, supports, and mobilizes Jewish and Israeli public health professionals and allies to advance evidence-informed education and policy and address antisemitism and anti-Israel bias within public health.
