Jewish campus life at a crossing point as students weigh antisemitism risks, new report shows

EXCLUSIVE — The difference between a hostile and a supportive campus for Jewish students may come down to how administrators act when tensions rise, according to a new report. 

Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) released its 2025-26 Campus Climate Brief in which it names the 10 most concerning and 10 most supportive campuses for Jewish students, along with a few "honorable mentions" in both categories.

"The schools that get it right understand their role and understand that they have an obligation to support all students, including Jewish students and Zionist students," ACF Executive Director Avi Gordon told Fox News Digital. "And I think those schools are flourishing, theyre welcoming, and its a place thats desirable for certainly within the Jewish and pro-Israel community."

To evaluate each of the schools profiled in the report, ACF used five criteria: incident records, the institution's response to antisemitism, anti-Israel organizing, Jewish life on campus and an evaluation of the legal and structural environment. The report found 14 concerning campuses and 17 strong campuses across 17 states.

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The 10 most concerning campuses in the report are Middlebury College, The New School, DePaul University, Smith College, Sarah Lawrence College, San Francisco State University (SFSU), University of Texas at Dallas, University of California, Berkeley, Oberlin College and George Mason University. Alums for Campus Fairness also gave "honorable mentions" to the City University of New York System, University of Washington, Occidental College and Pitzer College.

ACF profiled each of the schools, detailing antisemitic incidents, institutional responses — or lack thereof — and anti-Israel organizing, among other factors. For Middlebury College, ACF cited the university's Hillel chapter renaming itself "The Jewish Association at Middlebury," after "an attempted disaffiliation from Hillel international."

"Whatever the internal politics, the fact that national Hillel affiliation is contested at all reflects how thoroughly anti-Zionist sentiment has penetrated the campus's Jewish institutional life," ACF's report read.

According to the report, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the New School advertised a "Vigil for Martyr Yahya Sinwar," referring to the deceased leader of Hamas. ACF noted that the group continued to promote the event even after Meta removed the original post.

At UC Berkeley, "wanted" posters targeting Jewish UC regents appeared in September 2025. Then, in November 2025, "Kill all Zionists" was spray-painted in Berkeley graduate housing. The report also noted that UC Berkeley was sued by the Justice Department in February 2026 for maintaining "an antisemitic hostile work environment."

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SFSU was included on ACF's list of most concerning campuses because of what the organization described as a broader anti-Zionist culture embedded in the university. The report cited the hosting of Mahmoud Khal