As the start of the school year approaches, Jewish Federations of North America, along with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and Hillel International today announced an updated framework of recommendations designed to create safer, more inclusive campus environments for Jewish students, faculty, and staff. 

 
The guidelines acknowledge meaningful progress made by many institutions to address campus antisemitism over the past school year, while outlining critical next steps needed to ensure sustained improvement. The recommendations focus on six key areas of institutional responsibility, emphasizing both immediate safety measures and long-term structural reforms. 
 

“Expecting to be physically safe should be table stakes — Jewish students also deserve to thrive academically and socially in their campus communities,” said Eric Fingerhut, President and CEO of Jewish Federations of North America. “These recommendations provide universities with concrete steps to create environments where Jewish students can pursue their education without fear of harassment or exclusion.” 

 
Recommendations include:
 

• Enhanced Communication and Policy Enforcement: Universities must clearly articulate behavioral expectations and consistently enforce codes of conduct, with particular attention to time, place, and manner restrictions for campus activities.
   
• Dedicated Administrative Oversight: Institutions should appoint Title VI and VII Coordinators with specific responsibilities for preventing and addressing discrimination, including maintaining transparency about complaint processes and outcomes.
   
• Comprehensive Support Systems: Beyond basic safety measures, universities should actively combat the exclusion of Jewish students from campus activities, reject academic boycotts, and invest in meaningful dialogue opportunities across campus communities.
   
• Annual Process to Assess Campus Climate: Regular surveys of students, faculty, and staff should measure not only antisemitic incident frequency, but also community trust, policy awareness, and the effectiveness of institutional responses regarding campus antisemitism.
   
• Holistic Campus Security: Safety measures must address both physical and online harassment, with updated policies covering cyber bullying and coordinated harassment campaigns.
   
• Faculty Accountability: Clear guidelines must govern classroom conduct, ensuring that academic spaces remain free from political coercion and identity-based discrimination. 
   

The framework addresses ongoing concerns revealed by recent survey data from ADL, Hillel International, and College Pulse, showing 83 percent of Jewish college students have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. According to the same survey, two-thirds of Jewish students were not confident in their university’s ability to prevent antisemitism incidents. 

 
The organizations emphasized their commitment to working collaboratively with college and university administrators to support the implementation of these measures throughout the academic year.