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Poll: Less than half of Jewish college students feel safe on campus
By Yonat Shimron — November 29, 2023
(RNS) — The poll of 3,084 American college students, of whom 527 were Jewish, comes amid an alarming rise in incidents of both antisemitism and Islamophobia as Israel and Hamas wage war.
Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception
By Collin Binkley — November 1, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grand Canyon University faces the largest fine of its kind ever issued by the U.S. Education Department.
17 psychological groups call for greater protections of LGBTQ students at religious schools
By Yonat Shimron — May 10, 2021
(RNS) — The statement comes in response to a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 33 students or former students of federally funded Christian colleges and universities that allege widespread discrimination against LGBTQ students.
Are LGBTQ students at Christian schools discriminated against? A lawsuit, scholarly studies say yes.
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2021
(RNS) — A new lawsuit backs up what scholars have been saying: LGBTQ students at Christian schools experience higher rates of bullying and harassment as well as clinical depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in comparison with students at non-religious schools.
American Jews split over Trump executive order on combating anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — December 11, 2019
(RNS) — Left-leaning Jews said the underlying purpose of the executive order was to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
UNC resolves Education Department complaint over anti-Semitism at Gaza conference
By Yonat Shimron — November 26, 2019
(RNS) — The government's claim stemmed from a performace by a Palestinian hip-hop artist on campus earlier this year.
Academics criticize Department of Education probe of Middle East study program
By Yonat Shimron — September 26, 2019
(RNS) — Nineteen academic organizations, including the American Academy of Religion, signed a joint letter objecting to a U.S. Department of Education investigation into a Middle East studies program run by the University of North Carolina and Duke University.
At back-to-school time, a new effort to protect kids bullied for their faith
By guest — August 29, 2016
(RNS) As the school year begins, educators and parents teach tolerance.
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