University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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University of Nebraska, Lincoln

2025
Grade

C

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Overview Criteria

2025 Report Card

Publicly Disclosed Administrative Actions Meeting Expectations
Jewish Life on Campus Satisfactory
Campus Conduct and Climate Concerns Low to None

University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) has a campus Hillel, access to the Chabad of Nebraska, and the Harris Center for Judaic Studies.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In January 2024, a swastika was traced into the snow at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

In May 2024, more than 100 UNL students and community members participated in a demonstration called the “Liberated Zone for Palestine,” calling for divestment from Israel. At an accompanying rally organized by Lincoln for Palestine, Nebraskans for Palestine and Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Nebraska, protesters displayed signs with messages that included: “Zionism is racism” and “Resistance is not terrorism,” a slogan commonly used to support Hamas’s antisemitic October 7, 2023, terrorist attack.

University Policies and Responsive Action

Every other year UNL’s Harris Center for Judaic Studies organizes the Sommerhauser Symposium on Holocaust Education - a one-day conference that brings together Holocaust researchers, local educators, and the campus and broader community.

Criteria

Meeting Expectations

Publicly Disclosed Administrative Actions i

Key
Publicly Disclosed Administrative Actions
Above Expectations
Meeting Expectations
Below Expectations
This college was not assessed on the specified criteria.
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Antisemitism included in Code of Conduct and Policies
Clear process for reporting antisemitic incidents
Advisory council to address antisemitism
Clear religious accommodations policy
Mandatory antisemitism education for students and staff
Has an official position against BDS
Publicly condemns antisemitic incidents
Partnerships with Israeli institutions
Conducts surveys to assess Jewish student experiences
Civil discourse initiatives on campus
Clear time, place and manner policies
Participated in program to address antisemitism
Satisfactory

Jewish Life on Campus i

Key
Jewish Life on Campus
Excellent
Satisfactory
Subpar
This college was not assessed on the specified criteria.
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Active Hillel, Chabad, or other Jewish student organization
Jewish Greek life
Jewish studies program or class
Kosher dining
Interfaith initiatives on campus
School promotes awareness of Jewish holidays
Israel studies or study abroad programs
Rabbi/Jewish educator
Jewish religious services
Jewish alumni group
Jewish staff and faculty group
Partnerships with Jewish organizations
Active pro-Israel group
Low to None

Campus Conduct and Climate Concerns i

Key
Campus Conduct and Climate Concerns
Low to none
Medium
High

*Incident levels reflect the number of incidents relative to the total student population on campus. 'Severe' and 'other' incidents were only counted if they were recorded between April 2024 and December 2024.

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Level of severe antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents
Level of other antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents
Level of hostile anti-Zionist student government activity
Level of hostile anti-Zionist student groups 
Level of hostile anti-Zionist staff and faculty activity

University of Nebraska, Lincoln contributed information to our assessment.

This page was last updated on Apr 1, 2025, 3:07 pm