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Janine Baer 🌈 ☮️ 🕊️ 🌁 🌻 🔯 @janinebaer.bsky.social · 12h

"The report quotes Harvard College student Tova Kaplan’s testimony: “'Using Jewish students as a pretext to cut federal support for universities, limit student speech, or target international students doesn’t make us feel safe...it turns us into symbols in someone else’s political fight.'”

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 12h

This landmark US Commission on Civil Rights report should be required reading for every college administrator. www.nationalcampusjewishalliance.org/press-releas...

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Press Release September 28, 2026 — National Campus Jewish Alliance

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Important and strikingly reasonable report from the US Commission on Civil Rights on campus antisemitism! "Current Title VI law distinguishes discrimination based on Jewish ancestry or national origin from opposition to Israel or Zionism." Excellent explainer from @beidelson.bsky.social below:

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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

for everyone (rightly) ridiculing Stanford for AI generating racial diversity, do recall Standford's elite anticipatory obedience 6 years ago when it released this memo following obvi unconstitutional Trump executive order that didn't even apply to universities. perma.cc/F2EJ-ALHD

Image of 2020 Stanford Checklist to comply with Trump Executive Order 13950

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This should be an alarm bell for democracy advocates everywhere

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

never forget that our universities fired and expelled people for opposing this

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

'56 percent of [US Jewish] respondents had a “great deal” of concern that “Israel’s actions under Netanyahu have increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the US” '

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Jeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Beyond proud of my daughter Jessie for joining this lawsuit and standing up against the forces of repression at Columbia University.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That Robert Kraft and his stadium-owner buddies are fine with "Heil Hitler" but not "Free Palestine" tells you everything you need to know. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/17/a...

Text from Boston Globe article:

"Or Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has expressed admiration for Hitler and the Nazis and released a song called “Heil Hitler.” Ye played last month at sold-out Soldier Field, an NFL stadium in Chicago, and is scheduled to perform in the coming weeks at NFL stadiums in Houston, Arizona, and at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where the Dallas Cowboys play.

The Cowboys are owned by Kraft friend and confidant Jerry Jones. When Sheeran performs at AT&T Stadium next month, Macklemore will not be on the bill. "

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Over 300 Haverford College students and alumni signed a letter criticizing Haverford's legal settlement with the Deborah Project, which appears to single out "Zionism" as a protected religious identity. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...

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Haverford College's policy stifles criticism of Israel, open letter warns

Haverford College's new policies following an antisemitism lawsuit seem to treat Zionism as a protected identity, signatories say

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TIM / Together for an Inclusive Massachusetts @inclusivemass.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff 👉 "Since January 2025, we have witnessed federal officials routinely levy false allegations of antisemitism to undermine fundamental commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion." 👉 www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/cjfs-fights-... | @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social

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CJFS fights resegregation of higher ed | Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff

This is our fight. CJFS vows to fight Trump plan to resegregate higher ed

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 14/09/2026

AAUP Sends Its Own ‘Call to Action’ to McMahon bit.ly/3T94kS2

Linda McMahon, wearing a blazer and white shirt, speaks into a microphone with her hand slightly raised

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Kicking Macklemore off a concert tour for saying "Free Palestine" is not fighting antisemitism. It's political censorship. Conflating the two is dangerous for everyone.

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We stand against the Trump admin's plan to strip tax-exempt status of universities that take affirmative steps to cultivate diverse, equitable and inclusive campuses. “For everyone committed to a functioning multiracial democracy, this is our fight.” www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/cjfs-fights-...

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CJFS fights resegregation of higher ed | Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff

This is our fight. CJFS vows to fight Trump plan to resegregate higher ed

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Over 300 Haverford and Bryn Mawr alumni and students sign letter against legal settlement with Deborah Project that restricts free speech “The scariest part is that we don’t even know what the new rules are because the College won’t release the settlement” www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/haverford

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Haverford | Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff

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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

proud member of this rad crew. @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social full statement re Trump threat to strip tax status of universities that stay woke: www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/cjfs-fights-...

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“This is Our Fight.” Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff Vows to Fight Trump Plan to Resegregate Higher Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2026

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Academic boycotts have played an important role in justice movements, most notably against South African apartheid. They are protected speech, not discrimination. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel

GOP-backed bill mandates institutions receiving federal funds not impose restrictions on programs related to Israel

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Republicans: Elite universities must put right-wing extremist talks in biggest lecture halls or lose federal funding Corporate Media: Republicans are free-speech absolutists! Republicans: We should ban anyone from campus who protests Israel Corporate Media: Republicans making universities safe!

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Stacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One harm the AHA @historians.org did in quashing Gaza resolutions is that its TRP-consultant-driven messaging has dramatically undermined the work of Middle East historians nationwide. When AHA communicates that our field is a political liability, our standing on campus/classrooms is at question.

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Stacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This ethical conflict is coming to light as AHA members are preparing to ask AHA to oppose the IHRA definition. Will member advocacy prevail in an environment when AHA is so closely affiliated with defense industry lobbying firms? Who does AHA represent anyway?? We'll see.

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Truly outlandish story: The American Historical Association used member dues to secretly hire a top Washington lobbyist firm, all to stop its members from passing resolutions condemning genocide.

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Illinois was one of the first states to pass legislation cracking down on the BDS movement. Now, as Israel’s popularity plummets, state legislators are looking to make their state one of the first to repeal its anti-BDS law. jewishcurrents.org/overturning-...

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“The whistleblower report describes a gross exploitation of Jewish Americans’ legitimate fears — using our community’s safety as a pretext to punish political opponents and gut academic freedom. That betrays the very people these investigations claimed to protect.”

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

BREAKING: A whistleblower report describes the Trump administration's gross exploitation of Jewish Americans' legitimate fears to coerce and extort universities. These officials allegedly used the fight against antisemitism as cover for a campaign against institutions of higher education.

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The Nexus Project Call for Full Investigation into Claims Trump Administration Officials Weaponized Antisemitism Claims to Coerce and Extort Universities - Nexus Project

The Nexus Project commends Ranking Member Jamie Raskin and the House Judiciary Committee for demanding accountability from the Department of Justice following whistleblower reports that senior Trump A...

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

CJFS echoes Rep. @raskin.house.gov 's call for Congressional investigations into the Trump administration's sham Title VI attacks on schools. We cannot allow Jewish identity to be used as a cudgel against higher education. www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/federalwhist...

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Federal Whistleblowers Reveal | Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff

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Margaret Litvin @margaretlitvin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@concernedjfaculty.bsky.social said all along: Jews were used as a convenient cudgel for the Trump administration to go after higher ed. Turns out the DOJ knew that too. What about the university trustees who entered into legal settlements based on those false claims? Fiduciary malpractice?

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

STATEMENT: In light of new revelations about DOJ's sham antisemitism investigations, CJFS urges higher ed leaders to reject Trump admin's push to attack our institutions and communities, silence criticism of Israel, and smear Arab and Muslim faculty. www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/federalwhist...

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Federal Whistleblowers Reveal | Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“The investigations’ goal was to force the schools into lawsuits that would lead to court-ordered injunctive relief requiring the schools to disgorge money received by HHS and force the universities to make up the lost grant and contract fees from their endowments.” thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of ‘predetermined’ outcomes in Ivy League antisemitism investigations

A new whistleblower complaint accuses the Department of Justice (DOJ) of having “predetermined” outcomes when it launched antisemitism investigations into Ivy League schools, writing that in some c…

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Whether or not you agree with them, protest encampments are not conspiracies to deprive Jewish people of civil rights. This perversion of the Ku Klux Klan Act is repugnant.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Can't say gay and bisexual people were killed in the Holocaust in the core curriculum *at an American university* www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So will Yale continue negotiating its surrender to antisemitism charges that the Trump DOJ's own lawyers knew were bogus? yaledailynews.com/articles/yal... @aaupyale.org

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"...findings that 3 [insts] violated civil rights law by tolerating antisemitism were predetermined by political priorities that blew past the evidence and cast aside standard investigative procedures..." Reading the whistleblower statement and taking rage breaks www.ms.now/news/frame-u...

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Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions

A former Justice Department lawyer says the Trump investigations squeezed Ivy League universities for millions before they were even concluded. A top Democrat is demanding answers.

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Regardless of any incidents they were based on, it was always clear that the Trump administration's antisemitism probes were not aimed at combating antisemitism.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer Exists ☠️ By Ben Samuels 🧵 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

As a Jewish @haverfordcollege.bsky.social graduate, I am beyond outraged that Haverford signed a legal settlement saying, in essence, that it's against the rules to make Zionists feel bad. This is counter to literally everything Haverford claims to stand for.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I got tired of waiting for the journalists at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social to cover this (it IS summer), but this is to say that ALL the staff members in Women & Gender Studies here were laid off last week, on the top of the cutting of 5 lecturer positions in the program last year.+

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Under pressure from lawsuits, colleges are entering legal settlements that treat "Zionism" as a protected religious view. This is incredibly dangerous for free speech, the rights of Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian students, and efforts to combat antisemitism forward.com/news/844985/... 1/8

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It’s not just Harvard and Columbia. Small liberal arts colleges are quietly settling antisemitism complaints

Reed College and Haverford College most recently settled complaints; nine others remain unresolved

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"An organized community that cannot tolerate any dissent will lose its dissenting members, deepening its resistance to alternate views and making it less able to exert any influence outside the community."

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"I know some people on campus have been deeply hurt by anti-Israel rhetoric... But once that becomes the barometer for what the rest of us can say, we won’t be able to speak—or listen—across our differences." www.inquirer.com/opinion/have...

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How the Haverford antisemitism settlement harms free speech | Jonathan Zimmerman

As someone who believes in Israel, I need to hear from people who see it differently — which is exactly what Haverford’s new policy threatens.

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“Packaged within each [question of Trump Compact 2.0] is an invitation to concede a background of malfeasance... Universities are asked not whether these allegations are true, but rather: Have you stopped?”

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Federal court dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Harvard, finding "no plausible allegation of noncompliance" regarding ongoing antisemitism. This is because the Trump administration's goal was never to stop antisemitism. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28554071-order-dismissing-harvard-case/

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Order dismissing Harvard case

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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

CJFS co-founder Zinaida Miller on all that is hidden in the word "ceasefire" "Ceasing fire in Gaza means continuing oppression by other means. Vocabulary is managed like territory, unilaterally." www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...

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Zinaida Miller | Meanings of Ceasefire

At best, ceasefires are interim arrangements that gesture towards peace by temporarily suspending formal hostilities,...

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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“The destruction of the conditions necessary for life is achieved not only by bombs and guns, but also by displacement, starvation and siege – all of which continue during, and are implicitly legitimated by, ceasefire.” Piercing from @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social co-founder Zina Miller @lrb.co.uk

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Zinaida Miller | Meanings of Ceasefire

At best, ceasefires are interim arrangements that gesture towards peace by temporarily suspending formal hostilities,...

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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NEW: @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social urges higher ed leaders to reject Trump Compact 2.0. powerful words from @stevelevitsky.bsky.social @margaretlitvin.bsky.social @alliancehighered.bsky.social @serenamayeri.bsky.social & Amanda Shanor. www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/cjfs-urges-h...

“Just because the administration is asking rather than extorting doesn't make the substance of its demands any better,” said Harvard professor of government Steve Levitsky, whose books include How Democracies Die. “The federal government shouldn't be telling universities who to hire or how to discipline their students, and given its record of attacks on critics and the press, its calls for free speech ring hollow. Universities rejected this undemocratic intervention when Trump was stronger politically. They should certainly reject it now that he is weaker.”

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