Northwestern University has a Hillel, Chabad, Jewish Greek life organizations, and the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies.

Litigation & Investigations

In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it had opened a Title VI investigation into the University. In May 2024, then-President Schill testified before the Education and Workforce Committee, pledging to take action to combat antisemitism on campus.

In February 2025, the Department of Education launched an investigation into alleged antisemitic discrimination at Northwestern. These matters were opened using the Department's power to launch investigations.

In March 2025, Northwestern was one of the 60 schools that received a letter from the Department of Education accusing them of violating Title VI. In April 2025, the Education and Workforce Committee requested a transcribed interview from Northwestern about steps being taken to combat antisemitism on campus.

In November 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reached an agreement with Northwestern University to prevent, among other things, a hostile educational environment directed toward Jewish students.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In April 2024, the Northwestern Associated Student Government Senate voted in favor of adding its signature to a resolution calling for divestment from Israel. Later in the month, anti-Israel protestors and agitators erected an encampment hours after the University updated its codes of conduct prohibiting encampments. The encampment was supported and publicized by the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), which has expressed support for terror against Israel and fueled antisemitism on campus. Protestors chanted “Long live the Intifada,” and, “Hey hey, ho ho, Zionists have got to go.”

The University entered into an agreement with the protestors, pursuant to which the school promised to provide more transparency regarding investments.

In September 2024, a note was placed on the Northwestern University Hillel building that read "Oppressor" alongside a Star of David.

In April 2025, a building at Northwestern was vandalized with graffiti that read: "Death to Israel," and "Intifada Now," a slogan commonly used as a call for violence against Israel and the Jewish community. In August 2025, a Jewish student was harassed by a man who yelled, "Fucking Jews, get out of here. Go back to Europe."

University Policies and Responsive Action

Former President Schill made several statements on the conflict, after initially failing to make an official statement immediately after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. One of the statements rejected the “From the River to the Sea” slogan.

Northwestern launched an Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and Hate charged with “building responses, educative and student- and employee-focused, to create an environment on campus where ideas can be vigorously debated without fear of hate-based retribution.” The Committee was disbanded prematurely in May 2024.

In April 2024, then-President Schill capitulated to the demands of anti-Israel protestors who had set up an encampment, agreeing to establish an advisory committee on University investments and letting protests continue through June 1, 2024. In May 2024, then-President Schill faced calls to resign following an anti-Israel encampment on campus and following troubling testimony before Congress, during which Schill refused to say if or when violators, including academic faculty, who had participated in the encampment would be held accountable.

Ahead of the 2024-25 academic year, Northwestern communicated to the campus community that updates had been made to the Student Code of Conduct, including a new definition of prohibited activity, the Demonstration Policy and the Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct, and allowing the University to act as the complainant in a conduct investigation.

In addition, Northwestern launched mandatory anti-bias training for all students during the 2024-2025 academic year. These trainings included specific content on antisemitism. Furthermore, during the 2024-2025 academic year, Northwestern updated its mandatory discrimination and harassment training for faculty and staff to include specific content on antisemitism.

The University has also increased police monitoring in areas of significance to the Jewish community and partners with a private security firm to provide extra support as needed.

In March 2025, the University established a new Advisory Council to the President on Jewish Life. The council includes Jewish student leaders from Hillel and Chabad, as well as the executive director of Hillel, a faculty member, a University administrator and a member of the Board of Trustees.

In May 2025, Northwestern received a gift from an anonymous donor to support the Jewish studies program and enhance activities for Jewish student life.

In October 2025, Northwestern announced that as many as 16 students faced the loss of their student status for refusing to participate in the mandatory training on antisemitism.

Northwestern has also established the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement in collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management. The goal of the Center is to promote respectful dialogue across differences, with the pilot program kicking off in Fall 2025. Furthermore, the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies and the Middle East and North African Studies Program have jointly facilitated dialogues about the current conflict and its broader context. CatalystNU has also created a series of in-person dialogue sessions to teach students, faculty, and staff how to build practical skills for more meaningful conversations around difficult topics.

Northwestern University has a Hillel, Chabad, Jewish Greek life organizations, and the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies.

Litigation & Investigations

In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it had opened a Title VI investigation into the University. In May 2024, then-President Schill testified before the Education and Workforce Committee, pledging to take action to combat antisemitism on campus.

In February 2025, the Department of Education launched an investigation into alleged antisemitic discrimination at Northwestern. These matters were opened using the Department's power to launch investigations.

In March 2025, Northwestern was one of the 60 schools that received a letter from the Department of Education accusing them of violating Title VI. In April 2025, the Education and Workforce Committee requested a transcribed interview from Northwestern about steps being taken to combat antisemitism on campus.

In November 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reached an agreement with Northwestern University to prevent, among other things, a hostile educational environment directed toward Jewish students.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In April 2024, the Northwestern Associated Student Government Senate voted in favor of adding its signature to a resolution calling for divestment from Israel. Later in the month, anti-Israel protestors and agitators erected an encampment hours after the University updated its codes of conduct prohibiting encampments. The encampment was supported and publicized by the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), which has expressed support for terror against Israel and fueled antisemitism on campus. Protestors chanted “Long live the Intifada,” and, “Hey hey, ho ho, Zionists have got to go.”

The University entered into an agreement with the protestors, pursuant to which the school promised to provide more transparency regarding investments.

In September 2024, a note was placed on the Northwestern University Hillel building that read "Oppressor" alongside a Star of David.

In April 2025, a building at Northwestern was vandalized with graffiti that read: "Death to Israel," and "Intifada Now," a slogan commonly used as a call for violence against Israel and the Jewish community. In August 2025, a Jewish student was harassed by a man who yelled, "Fucking Jews, get out of here. Go back to Europe."

University Policies and Responsive Action

Former President Schill made several statements on the conflict, after initially failing to make an official statement immediately after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. One of the statements rejected the “From the River to the Sea” slogan.

Northwestern launched an Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and Hate charged with “building responses, educative and student- and employee-focused, to create an environment on campus where ideas can be vigorously debated without fear of hate-based retribution.” The Committee was disbanded prematurely in May 2024.

In April 2024, then-President Schill capitulated to the demands of anti-Israel protestors who had set up an encampment, agreeing to establish an advisory committee on University investments and letting protests continue through June 1, 2024. In May 2024, then-President Schill faced calls to resign following an anti-Israel encampment on campus and following troubling testimony before Congress, during which Schill refused to say if or when violators, including academic faculty, who had participated in the encampment would be held accountable.

Ahead of the 2024-25 academic year, Northwestern communicated to the campus community that updates had been made to the Student Code of Conduct, including a new definition of prohibited activity, the Demonstration Policy and the Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct, and allowing the University to act as the complainant in a conduct investigation.

In addition, Northwestern launched mandatory anti-bias training for all students during the 2024-2025 academic year. These trainings included specific content on antisemitism. Furthermore, during the 2024-2025 academic year, Northwestern updated its mandatory discrimination and harassment training for faculty and staff to include specific content on antisemitism.

The University has also increased police monitoring in areas of significance to the Jewish community and partners with a private security firm to provide extra support as needed.

In March 2025, the University established a new Advisory Council to the President on Jewish Life. The council includes Jewish student leaders from Hillel and Chabad, as well as the executive director of Hillel, a faculty member, a University administrator and a member of the Board of Trustees.

In May 2025, Northwestern received a gift from an anonymous donor to support the Jewish studies program and enhance activities for Jewish student life.

In October 2025, Northwestern announced that as many as 16 students faced the loss of their student status for refusing to participate in the mandatory training on antisemitism.

Northwestern has also established the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement in collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management. The goal of the Center is to promote respectful dialogue across differences, with the pilot program kicking off in Fall 2025. Furthermore, the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies and the Middle East and North African Studies Program have jointly facilitated dialogues about the current conflict and its broader context. CatalystNU has also created a series of in-person dialogue sessions to teach students, faculty, and staff how to build practical skills for more meaningful conversations around difficult topics.

Northwestern University has a Hillel, Chabad, Jewish Greek life organizations, and the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies.

Litigation & Investigations

In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it had opened a Title VI investigation into the University. In May 2024, then-President Schill testified before the Education and Workforce Committee, pledging to take action to combat antisemitism on campus.

In February 2025, the Department of Education launched an investigation into alleged antisemitic discrimination at Northwestern. These matters were opened using the Department's power to launch investigations.

In March 2025, Northwestern was one of the 60 schools that received a letter from the Department of Education accusing them of violating Title VI. In April 2025, the Education and Workforce Committee requested a transcribed interview from Northwestern about steps being taken to combat antisemitism on campus.

In November 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reached an agreement with Northwestern University to prevent, among other things, a hostile educational environment directed toward Jewish students.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In April 2024, the Northwestern Associated Student Government Senate voted in favor of adding its signature to a resolution calling for divestment from Israel. Later in the month, anti-Israel protestors and agitators erected an encampment hours after the University updated its codes of conduct prohibiting encampments. The encampment was supported and publicized by the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), which has expressed support for terror against Israel and fueled antisemitism on campus. Protestors chanted “Long live the Intifada,” and, “Hey hey, ho ho, Zionists have got to go.”

The University entered into an agreement with the protestors, pursuant to which the school promised to provide more transparency regarding investments.

In September 2024, a note was placed on the Northwestern University Hillel building that read "Oppressor" alongside a Star of David.

In April 2025, a building at Northwestern was vandalized with graffiti that read: "Death to Israel," and "Intifada Now," a slogan commonly used as a call for violence against Israel and the Jewish community. In August 2025, a Jewish student was harassed by a man who yelled, "Fucking Jews, get out of here. Go back to Europe."

University Policies and Responsive Action

Former President Schill made several statements on the conflict, after initially failing to make an official statement immediately after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. One of the statements rejected the “From the River to the Sea” slogan.

Northwestern launched an Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and Hate charged with “building responses, educative and student- and employee-focused, to create an environment on campus where ideas can be vigorously debated without fear of hate-based retribution.” The Committee was disbanded prematurely in May 2024.

In April 2024, then-President Schill capitulated to the demands of anti-Israel protestors who had set up an encampment, agreeing to establish an advisory committee on University investments and letting protests continue through June 1, 2024. In May 2024, then-President Schill faced calls to resign following an anti-Israel encampment on campus and following troubling testimony before Congress, during which Schill refused to say if or when violators, including academic faculty, who had participated in the encampment would be held accountable.

Ahead of the 2024-25 academic year, Northwestern communicated to the campus community that updates had been made to the Student Code of Conduct, including a new definition of prohibited activity, the Demonstration Policy and the Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct, and allowing the University to act as the complainant in a conduct investigation.

In addition, Northwestern launched mandatory anti-bias training for all students during the 2024-2025 academic year. These trainings included specific content on antisemitism. Furthermore, during the 2024-2025 academic year, Northwestern updated its mandatory discrimination and harassment training for faculty and staff to include specific content on antisemitism.

The University has also increased police monitoring in areas of significance to the Jewish community and partners with a private security firm to provide extra support as needed.

In March 2025, the University established a new Advisory Council to the President on Jewish Life. The council includes Jewish student leaders from Hillel and Chabad, as well as the executive director of Hillel, a faculty member, a University administrator and a member of the Board of Trustees.

In May 2025, Northwestern received a gift from an anonymous donor to support the Jewish studies program and enhance activities for Jewish student life.

In October 2025, Northwestern announced that as many as 16 students faced the loss of their student status for refusing to participate in the mandatory training on antisemitism.

Northwestern has also established the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement in collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management. The goal of the Center is to promote respectful dialogue across differences, with the pilot program kicking off in Fall 2025. Furthermore, the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies and the Middle East and North African Studies Program have jointly facilitated dialogues about the current conflict and its broader context. CatalystNU has also created a series of in-person dialogue sessions to teach students, faculty, and staff how to build practical skills for more meaningful conversations around difficult topics.