Editorial: Harvard, MIT still embarrassing failures

Harvard and MIT are rotting from the inside.

A new report obtained by the New York Post states 39% of Jewish college students have had to hide their identities on campus, while 62% said they have been directly blamed for Israel’s military action in Gaza. Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University in Rhode Island are on that list.

The civil rights group StopAntisemitism issued its 2025 “report cards” grading how 90 colleges addressed the spreading hatred against Jews on campuses, with 14 schools flunking the exam — including Harvard, MIT and Brown.

“The situation has intensified and metastasized into a coordinated and well-funded nationwide campaign targeting Jewish students,” StopAntisemitism states in their report. The group adds that 62% of Jewish students were “directly blamed for Israelʼs actions.”

“Even since the recent Gaza ceasefire agreement, antisemitism remains loud, bold, and unchecked, revealing that none of this is about Israel but instead it is about Jew-hatred, plain and simple,” the report adds. “Coordinated protests, ideological harassment, and institutional apathy continue to endanger Jewish students. Families must confront the facts: Are you prepared to send tuition dollars to a school that allows your children to be threatened, targeted, and blamed simply for being Jewish?”

While Harvard, MIT and Brown are all rated F for failing Jewish students — with Boston University given a D score — other schools are not as bad.

Colby College in Maine is rated an A school because, the report cards state, “Colby fosters a respectful, accountable campus and strong ties with Jewish students. The administration prioritizes safety, open discourse, and academic freedom, and the college partners with Haifa University for study abroad in Israel.”

UConn, for instance, is also graded an A school because it “takes proactive steps to support its Jewish students, responding quickly to concerns and fostering open dialogue. These efforts contribute to a campus environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and attentive to student safety.”

Brandeis University in Waltham “has seen vandalism and antisemitic rhetoric targeting Jewish students, but the administration has condemned the hate, banned encampments, and continues to run the Presidentʼs Initiative on Antisemitism launched in 2023,” and for that StopAntisemitism gives the school a solid B.

Dartmouth, Duke, Michigan State, Penn State, and more also received B grades.

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Emerson College in Boston, however, is graded D because when it “saw a few antisemitic incidents, with the administration condemning and addressing them, … students often felt responses fell short in supporting the Jewish community.”

Judaism is a religion; Israel is a Jewish state.

Hamas unleashed all this hatred upon the world, backed by Israel-hating forces in the Middle East, and innocent people on all sides have suffered. You’d hope those smart enough to attend Harvard, MIT, Brown and more could help carry that message. Unfortunately, that has yet to materialize.

 

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