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Campus Antisemitism Report Card™: Criteria Guide

The Report Card project utilized 21 criteria – falling into the categories of Administrative Policies and Actions, Incidents, and Jewish Life on Campus – to assess colleges and universities. Below you can find a guide on how to interpret each criterion, including what full fulfillment, partial fulfillment, and no fulfillment means.

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Administrative Policies and Actions

  1. Is antisemitism explicitly referenced in the Code of Conduct or other related policies? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college or university must have a definition of antisemitism in its Code of Conduct or other related policies that includes a reference to Israel, Zionism or anti-Zionism. From most closely met to least, partial fulfillment can be the inclusion, in the Code of Conduct or other policies, of 1) a definition of antisemitism without any references to Israel, Zionism or anti-Zionism or with references to Israel/Zionism that fall short of recognizing anti-Zionist manifestations of antisemitism; 2) the inclusion of race, ethnicity and religion as protected identity characteristics under the school’s anti-harassment or non-discrimination policies. Total lack of fulfillment of this criterion means the college or university has not included any specifics regarding which forms of identity-based harassment or discrimination are prohibited on campus.
  2. Does the college or university have a clear, robust and easily findable way to report antisemitic incidents for investigation? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college or university must have a clear, robust and easily findable way for members of the campus community to report incidents (i.e. via an easily accessible digital form that can be filled out that sets expectations regarding response times). Colleges and universities that do not have robust reporting mechanisms available or described in detail on their website do not fulfill this criterion.
  3. Does the college have a council, task force, or other programmatic effort to address antisemitism? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must either participate in Hillel’s Campus Climate Initiative or must have a task force against antisemitism or focused on Jewish student life that is composed of relevant stakeholders (such as Jewish organizational representatives, Jewish staff members, or Jewish students). Task forces that jointly address antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate, or other forms of prejudices, can fully fulfill this criterion if they include individuals with relevant expertise related to antisemitism. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must have either an informal task force, a task force with no Jewish communal or expert representation, or a task force that has not taken meaningful steps to address issues of campus antisemitism. Colleges and universities that do not have any task force or the equivalent do not fulfill this criterion.
  4. Does the college have a transparent and readily accessible religious accommodations policy? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have a clear and readily accessible accommodations policy for religious observances. Colleges and universities that do not have clear and readily accessible religious accommodations policies do not fulfill this criterion.
  5. Does the college have mandatory antisemitism education for students and staff? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must offer mandatory antisemitism education for students and staff. Such mandatory classes can be integrated into DEI trainings, orientation programming, or offered via other means throughout the academic year. From most closely met to least, partial fulfillment can be 1) offering mandatory antisemitism education for staff or students; or 2) offering non-mandatory antisemitism education or a related discussion series to the campus community. Colleges and universities that do not have any antisemitism education programming being offered do not fulfill this criterion. *Current laws in Florida, North Carolina, and Texas prohibit or limit the ability of public colleges and universities to mandate antisemitism training for students, staff and/or faculty. Therefore, public colleges and universities in these states are deemed to have fully fulfilled the antisemitism education criterion if they offer optional or voluntary antisemitism education. Public colleges and universities in Arizona and Wisconsin are impacted by legislative efforts in their states to prohibit or limit types of diversity training that could encompass mandatory antisemitism training for students, staff and/or faculty. Therefore, public colleges and universities in these states are also deemed to have fulfilled the antisemitism education criterion if they offer optional or voluntary antisemitism education.
  6. Does the college have an official position against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have recently (within the past 5 years) opposed the BDS movement or made clear that the school would not be taking any actions consistent with BDS. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must have previously opposed the BDS movement, but without reiterating their opposition recently (within the past 5 years). Colleges and universities that have never opposed the BDS movement do not fulfill this criterion.
  7. Does the college publicly condemn antisemitism on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, college leadership must publicly condemn major antisemitic incidents on campus if/when they occur (e.g., violence, threats, vandalism, etc.). Full fulfilment requires statements that are specific, timely, and offer support to the impacted community. Partial fulfillment could be achieved if college leadership responds to major antisemitic incidents, but the statement(s) are not specific or timely, or do not offer support for students impacted. Colleges and universities that do not meet the foregoing criteria do not fulfill this criterion.

Incidents

  1. Have severe antisemitic and severe anti-Zionist incidents occurred on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must not have had any reported severe antisemitic incidents (constituting physical assaults, threats of violence, antisemitic incidents where the offender was a faculty or staff member, repeated harassment, or destruction of property) in 2023 and 2024. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must have a 1) low or 2) medium rate of such incidents, relative to size of Jewish student population. Colleges and universities that have had high rates of severe incidents do not fulfill this criterion.
  2. Have other antisemitic or hostile anti-Zionist incidents occurred on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must not have had any reported antisemitic incidents (including antisemitic harassment and graffiti) in 2023 and 2024. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must have a 1) low or 2) medium rate of such incidents, relative to size of Jewish student population. Colleges and universities that have had high rates of incidents do not fulfill this criterion.
  3. Is there hostile activity by the student government that is antisemitic or anti-Zionist? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must not have had any hostile antisemitic or anti-Zionist activities by the student government on campus (e.g. the student government voting in favor of a pro-BDS resolution) in 2023 and 2024. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must have only recorded a maximum of one such incident during this time period. Colleges and universities that have had repeated activity, colleges and universities where the student government has recently voted in favor of a BDS resolution, or colleges and universities wherein the administration has endorsed BDS-related activity do not fulfill this criterion.
  4. Are there hostile anti-Zionist student groups on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have no hostile anti-Zionist student groups on campus. Colleges and universities that have anti-Zionist groups engaging in hostile activity do not fulfill this criterion.
  5. Have antisemitic speakers and/or programs taken place on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college or university must have had no known antisemitic speakers and/or programs on campus in 2023 and 2024. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must have had a maximum of one such incident during this time period. Colleges and universities that have repeatedly had antisemitic speakers and/or programs take place on campus do not fulfill this criterion.

Jewish Life on Campus

  1. Is there an active Hillel, Chabad, or other Jewish student organization on or servicing the campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have an active Jewish student organization (such as a Hillel or Chabad). Absence of such an organization means the college cannot fulfill this criterion.
  2. Is there active Jewish Greek life on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have active Jewish Greek life on campus. Colleges and universities that explicitly ban Greek life on campus or do not have any Greek life organizations are exempt from fulfillment of this criterion. Absence of Jewish Greek life on campus if the college has other fraternities or sororities means the college cannot fulfill this criterion.
  3. Does the college offer a Jewish studies program or class? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must offer students a major or a minor in Jewish studies. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must offer classes or modules related to Jewish studies. Colleges and universities that do not have any sort of Jewish studies-related education do not fulfill this criterion.
  4. Does the college offer Kosher dining options? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must offer Kosher dining to students. Failure to offer Kosher dining options means the college cannot fulfill this criterion.
  5. Are there interfaith initiatives on campus? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have interfaith programming, or a dedicated group set up to develop interfaith initiatives. To partially fulfill this criterion, the college must at least occasionally host interfaith events. Colleges and universities that do not have any sort of interfaith events or initiatives do not fulfill this criterion.
  6. Does the school promote awareness of the Jewish holidays? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must include the Jewish holidays on the school calendar or otherwise lift up Jewish holiday-related events on campus hosted by Chabad, Hillel, or others. Colleges and universities that do not take steps to raise awareness regarding Jewish holidays cannot fulfill this criterion.
  7. Does the college offer Israel-related programming? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must offer pro-Israel-related programming (such as exchange programs or discussion series) to its campus community. Colleges and universities that do not offer such programing cannot fulfill this criterion.
  8. Is there a Rabbi/Jewish educator supporting the campus community? To fully fulfill this criterion, the college must have a Rabbi or a Jewish educator, teaching about Judaism, supporting the campus community. Colleges and universities that do not have a Rabbi or Jewish educator on campus or otherwise supporting the campus cannot fulfill this criterion.
  9. Do students have access to Jewish religious services on campus, such as via Hillel or Chabad? To fully fulfill this criterion, students must be able to attend Jewish religious services from campus. Colleges and universities where students cannot readily access such services cannot fulfill this criterion.