DePaul University has a Hillel, Chabad, the Jewish Life Center, and Jewish Greek life on campus.

Litigation & Investigations

In April 2025, two Jewish students filed a lawsuit against DePaul, accusing the school of failing to protect them from a November 2024 physical assault that occurred when they were showing support for Israel.

In May 2025, DePaul’s President Manuel testified during an Education and Workforce Committee hearing on campus antisemitism about the prevalence of antisemitism at the University and the administration’s efforts to address it.

In June 2025, the Education and Workforce Committee sent a letter to DePaul University requesting additional information from the administration following the President’s testimony at the May 2025 Committee hearing.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In May 2024, the student government passed a referendum advocating for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel during its Student Government Association elections. That same month, the administration was forced to dismantle an anti-Israel encampment on campus following numerous incidents of antisemitism and conduct violations at the encampment.

In October 2024, at an anti-Israel rally organized by SJP and DePaul Divest Coalition at DePaul University, protesters displayed signs with messages that included: “By Any Means Necessary” with an image of Leila Khaled, a leader of the antisemitic U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Protesters also chanted, “There is only one solution; Intifada, revolution” and “All these racist ass Zios [Zionists] we don’t need ‘em.”

In November 2024, two Jewish students displaying support for Israel were physically attacked outside the Student Center, with both students having to go to the hospital as a result of the incident. The incident was investigated by law enforcement as a hate crime and, in December 2025, a Chicago-area man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge for the attack on the two Jewish students, leading to a plea deal.

An off-campus group, Behind Enemy Lines, referred to the attack as a “small taste of justice.”

In April 2025, a student at DePaul University received a message on social media that read: "I'm coming out there to get you... I will come to DePaul University... and I will beat you senseless.... I know which part of the university your little Israel thing [sic]... just wait till I get there... you will know when you see me."

In May 2025, the campus SJP chapter posted on Instagram accusing Israel of being ‘just like the Nazis.’ This incident led to the administration placing the chapter on temporary probation.

University Policies and Responsive Action

In 2024, DePaul’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity (OIDE) administered a program about antisemitism for faculty and staff, with assistance from the university’s Jewish Faculty and Staff ERG.

In response to the BDS referendum in May 2024, DePaul University administration issued a strong statement rejecting the divestment calls and academic boycotts, emphasizing the importance of upholding academic freedom and dialogue.

Following the Spring 2024 encampment, the University also launched a comprehensive website documenting these incidents, fostering transparency and accountability.  The website contained examples of discrimination, harassment, and violence and images of items that were found in the encampment while dismantling it, including knives, a pellet gun, and other improvised weapons. In August 2024, President Manuel established the Dialogue Collaborative at DePaul. A core component of the collaborative is the Dialogue in Action certification program, through which cohorts of faculty and staff are trained in the principles and facilitation of dialogue across diverse perspectives.

Following the November 2024 attacks on Jewish students, President Manuel condemned the violence, pledged a thorough investigation, and committed to ensuring campus safety. In November 2024, after Behind Enemy Lines referred to the attack on the two Jewish students as a “small taste of justice,” the group was banned from campus.

In May 2025, the University implemented a new Identity Verification Policy, allowing Public Safety representatives to identify individuals who are concealing their faces while engaging in illegal or threatening activity. Simultaneously, the University appointed a Special Advisor to the President on Jewish Engagement and created a Jewish alumni affinity group.

In fall 2025, the University also created a Jewish Life Advisory Council. The University also has established a Human Dignity & Bias Response Team, which is a new centralized university resource that provides a coordinated pathway to connect individuals to appropriate offices and resources. The University is also conducting a campus climate survey that will include questions about faith traditions and respect on campus.

Following continued violations from SJP and a review that concluded in November 2025, SJP DePaul was placed on suspension for two academic years.

DePaul’s annual, mandatory compliance training for all employees, including staff, faculty and student employees, includes anti-discrimination and anti-harassment (ADAH) modules. DePaul has also engaged Project Shema to lead training workshops about antisemitism. University leaders are also participating in Interfaith America’s “From Prejudice to Pluralism” cohort program.

The administration also meets regularly with representatives of internal and external Jewish groups. DePaul is also currently planning to design an enhanced space for Jewish Life. Furthermore, DePaul is a co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting: From the First to the Seventh Century, published electronically in co-operation with Hebrew University, University of Oslo, and DePaul University.

DePaul University has a Hillel, Chabad, the Jewish Life Center, and Jewish Greek life on campus.

Litigation & Investigations

In April 2025, two Jewish students filed a lawsuit against DePaul, accusing the school of failing to protect them from a November 2024 physical assault that occurred when they were showing support for Israel.

In May 2025, DePaul’s President Manuel testified during an Education and Workforce Committee hearing on campus antisemitism about the prevalence of antisemitism at the University and the administration’s efforts to address it.

In June 2025, the Education and Workforce Committee sent a letter to DePaul University requesting additional information from the administration following the President’s testimony at the May 2025 Committee hearing.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In May 2024, the student government passed a referendum advocating for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel during its Student Government Association elections. That same month, the administration was forced to dismantle an anti-Israel encampment on campus following numerous incidents of antisemitism and conduct violations at the encampment.

In October 2024, at an anti-Israel rally organized by SJP and DePaul Divest Coalition at DePaul University, protesters displayed signs with messages that included: “By Any Means Necessary” with an image of Leila Khaled, a leader of the antisemitic U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Protesters also chanted, “There is only one solution; Intifada, revolution” and “All these racist ass Zios [Zionists] we don’t need ‘em.”

In November 2024, two Jewish students displaying support for Israel were physically attacked outside the Student Center, with both students having to go to the hospital as a result of the incident. The incident was investigated by law enforcement as a hate crime and, in December 2025, a Chicago-area man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge for the attack on the two Jewish students, leading to a plea deal.

An off-campus group, Behind Enemy Lines, referred to the attack as a “small taste of justice.”

In April 2025, a student at DePaul University received a message on social media that read: "I'm coming out there to get you... I will come to DePaul University... and I will beat you senseless.... I know which part of the university your little Israel thing [sic]... just wait till I get there... you will know when you see me."

In May 2025, the campus SJP chapter posted on Instagram accusing Israel of being ‘just like the Nazis.’ This incident led to the administration placing the chapter on temporary probation.

University Policies and Responsive Action

In 2024, DePaul’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity (OIDE) administered a program about antisemitism for faculty and staff, with assistance from the university’s Jewish Faculty and Staff ERG.

In response to the BDS referendum in May 2024, DePaul University administration issued a strong statement rejecting the divestment calls and academic boycotts, emphasizing the importance of upholding academic freedom and dialogue.

Following the Spring 2024 encampment, the University also launched a comprehensive website documenting these incidents, fostering transparency and accountability.  The website contained examples of discrimination, harassment, and violence and images of items that were found in the encampment while dismantling it, including knives, a pellet gun, and other improvised weapons. In August 2024, President Manuel established the Dialogue Collaborative at DePaul. A core component of the collaborative is the Dialogue in Action certification program, through which cohorts of faculty and staff are trained in the principles and facilitation of dialogue across diverse perspectives.

Following the November 2024 attacks on Jewish students, President Manuel condemned the violence, pledged a thorough investigation, and committed to ensuring campus safety. In November 2024, after Behind Enemy Lines referred to the attack on the two Jewish students as a “small taste of justice,” the group was banned from campus.

In May 2025, the University implemented a new Identity Verification Policy, allowing Public Safety representatives to identify individuals who are concealing their faces while engaging in illegal or threatening activity. Simultaneously, the University appointed a Special Advisor to the President on Jewish Engagement and created a Jewish alumni affinity group.

In fall 2025, the University also created a Jewish Life Advisory Council. The University also has established a Human Dignity & Bias Response Team, which is a new centralized university resource that provides a coordinated pathway to connect individuals to appropriate offices and resources. The University is also conducting a campus climate survey that will include questions about faith traditions and respect on campus.

Following continued violations from SJP and a review that concluded in November 2025, SJP DePaul was placed on suspension for two academic years.

DePaul’s annual, mandatory compliance training for all employees, including staff, faculty and student employees, includes anti-discrimination and anti-harassment (ADAH) modules. DePaul has also engaged Project Shema to lead training workshops about antisemitism. University leaders are also participating in Interfaith America’s “From Prejudice to Pluralism” cohort program.

The administration also meets regularly with representatives of internal and external Jewish groups. DePaul is also currently planning to design an enhanced space for Jewish Life. Furthermore, DePaul is a co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting: From the First to the Seventh Century, published electronically in co-operation with Hebrew University, University of Oslo, and DePaul University.