‘A Watershed Moment’: Harvard, Settling Antisemitism Lawsuit, Promises To Implement ‘Strongest’ Protections of Jewish Students

‘We now have a Harvard standard that other colleges will strive to meet,’ a leading authority on antisemitism and civil rights in higher education tells the Sun.

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The remnants of an encampment at Harvard Yard on May 14, 2024, at Cambridge, Massachusetts. AP/Steven Senne

Harvard University, as part of a settlement agreement to resolve two Title VI civil rights lawsuits levied against the school, will implement its most significant measures yet to protect Israeli and Jewish students from antisemitic discrimination on campus. 

“This is a watershed moment,” the leading authority on antisemitism and civil rights in higher education, Kenneth Marcus, tells the Sun. “This agreement is the strongest we’ve seen so far, and it marks a major victory for Jewish students.” 

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