The University of Michigan has a Hillel, Chabad, the Jewish Resource Center, and Jewish Greek life organizations.

Litigation & Investigations

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement with the University of Michigan, outlining a series of actions that the University must take to address antisemitism on campus. In March 2025, the University of Michigan was one of the 60 schools that received a letter from the Department of Education accusing them of violating Title VI.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In March 2024, a University of Michigan student and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) leader posted on Instagram, “Until my last breath I will utter death to every single individual who supports the Zionist state. Death and more. Death and worse.” Also in March 2024, the University’s Honors Convocation ceremony was abruptly ended due to disturbances by anti-Israel protesters. On at least two occasions in 2024, SAFE students disrupted classes by marching through the Ross Business School building.

In April 2024, anti-Israel protestors set up an encampment, calling themselves the ‘student Intifada.’ Despite reports of vandalism and property damage, as well as a protest that descended into violence, the encampment remained in place into mid-May. At the beginning of May, protestors also disrupted several commencement events and ceremonies, and the campus Hillel reported that a giant banner reading ‘Long Live the Intifada’ was blocking the entrance to one of the main campus buildings. In mid-May, masked protestors, allegedly from the University’s encampment, came to the homes of members of the University’s Board of Regents to demand divestment from Israel.

In August 2024, anti-Israel protestors attempted to disrupt Festifall. The group of about 50 protesters were asked to disperse and 4 individuals (none of whom were students) were arrested after it was made clear that they were blocking pedestrian traffic and violating University policy.

In August 2024, the University student government vowed to withhold funds from campus groups until the school agreed to divest from Israel. These actions led the student government to impeach the anti-Israel leaders. That same month, a sticker that read: "A Dead Zionist A Day Keeps Genocide Away" was placed on a pole on campus. In September 2024, a Jewish student was assaulted after being asked his ethnicity and, in a separate incident, two students at the University said loudly, "Jews deserve what happens to them."

In November 2024, at an anti-Israel protest against a lecture by a Jewish professor, protesters chanted, “[Professor's name] you can’t hide! Zionism is a crime!”

In December 2024, the home of Jordan Acker, a Jewish member of University of Michigan’s Board of Regents, was vandalized in what the University described as “a clear act of antisemitic intimidation.”

In April 2025, swastika graffiti was found at the University of Michigan Law School. In October 2025, students sold shirts that read "Global Intifada," a slogan commonly used as a call for violence against Israel and the Jewish community. That same month, a man yelled, "Fuck the Jewish people," and kicked the door of a Jewish organization near the University of Michigan.

University Policies and Responsive Action

In response to the threatening message posted on Instagram in March 2024, the University sent a campus-wide email condemning the student’s message and stating any violations of law or University policy would result in "appropriate consequences.” After the disruption of the Honors Convocation ceremony, then-President Ono condemned the disruption and announced that the University would be developing a policy governing disruption of University operations.

In response to the encampments, the University had requested that protestors violating policies disband. However, little effort had initially been made by the administration to dismantle the encampment, despite the serious nature of the incidents being reported. In May 2024, then-President Ono released a statement announcing the dismantling of the encampment after safety directives were ignored by protestors.

In July 2024, the Board of Regents clarified that the University itself may now act as a complainant when University policies are violated and submit incident complaints in a similar manner to how faculty, staff, and students are able to, including in situations where “a student might not feel safe serving as a complainant.”

In August 2024, the University announced it had streamlined the system for responding to discrimination- and harassment-related incidents and communicated to the campus community that individuals who violate policies will be held accountable.

In September 2024, the University swiftly condemned an attack on a Jewish student. In November 2024, then-President Ono attended the Nova Music Festival Exhibition, developed to commemorate the victims of the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, with a group of students and administrators.

In December 2024, the University held an anti-bias training for its leadership team, which included a module on antisemitism. In the 2025-26 academic year, the University is providing non-discrimination training that covers discrimination on the basis of shared ancestry and national origin, including antisemitism, to all faculty and staff. Additionally,  the University is requiring all incoming undergraduate and graduate students to complete an online training module regarding discrimination and harassment, which includes a specific Title VI module.

In January 2025, the University officially suspended SAFE, the University of Michigan SJP chapter.

The University has also established the Jewish Life and Antisemitism Initiative, which has served as a resource for leaders on campus in matters relating to Jewish Life. In addition, the University’s Raoul Wallenberg Institute studies hatred directed against religious and ethnic communities, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and elevating civic discourse. Through teaching, research, and public engagement, the institute develops strategies to combat antisemitism, divisiveness, and discrimination. The Institute has also launched The Samantha Woll Dialogues, a series of public conversations on issues related to ethnic and religious hatred and tolerance worldwide.

Furthermore, the University is launching a campus-wide Campus Climate Survey Related to Culture and Community, which includes questions relating to national origin and shared ancestry.

The University of Michigan has a Hillel, Chabad, the Jewish Resource Center, and Jewish Greek life organizations.

Litigation & Investigations

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement with the University of Michigan, outlining a series of actions that the University must take to address antisemitism on campus. In March 2025, the University of Michigan was one of the 60 schools that received a letter from the Department of Education accusing them of violating Title VI.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In March 2024, a University of Michigan student and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) leader posted on Instagram, “Until my last breath I will utter death to every single individual who supports the Zionist state. Death and more. Death and worse.” Also in March 2024, the University’s Honors Convocation ceremony was abruptly ended due to disturbances by anti-Israel protesters. On at least two occasions in 2024, SAFE students disrupted classes by marching through the Ross Business School building.

In April 2024, anti-Israel protestors set up an encampment, calling themselves the ‘student Intifada.’ Despite reports of vandalism and property damage, as well as a protest that descended into violence, the encampment remained in place into mid-May. At the beginning of May, protestors also disrupted several commencement events and ceremonies, and the campus Hillel reported that a giant banner reading ‘Long Live the Intifada’ was blocking the entrance to one of the main campus buildings. In mid-May, masked protestors, allegedly from the University’s encampment, came to the homes of members of the University’s Board of Regents to demand divestment from Israel.

In August 2024, anti-Israel protestors attempted to disrupt Festifall. The group of about 50 protesters were asked to disperse and 4 individuals (none of whom were students) were arrested after it was made clear that they were blocking pedestrian traffic and violating University policy.

In August 2024, the University student government vowed to withhold funds from campus groups until the school agreed to divest from Israel. These actions led the student government to impeach the anti-Israel leaders. That same month, a sticker that read: "A Dead Zionist A Day Keeps Genocide Away" was placed on a pole on campus. In September 2024, a Jewish student was assaulted after being asked his ethnicity and, in a separate incident, two students at the University said loudly, "Jews deserve what happens to them."

In November 2024, at an anti-Israel protest against a lecture by a Jewish professor, protesters chanted, “[Professor's name] you can’t hide! Zionism is a crime!”

In December 2024, the home of Jordan Acker, a Jewish member of University of Michigan’s Board of Regents, was vandalized in what the University described as “a clear act of antisemitic intimidation.”

In April 2025, swastika graffiti was found at the University of Michigan Law School. In October 2025, students sold shirts that read "Global Intifada," a slogan commonly used as a call for violence against Israel and the Jewish community. That same month, a man yelled, "Fuck the Jewish people," and kicked the door of a Jewish organization near the University of Michigan.

University Policies and Responsive Action

In response to the threatening message posted on Instagram in March 2024, the University sent a campus-wide email condemning the student’s message and stating any violations of law or University policy would result in "appropriate consequences.” After the disruption of the Honors Convocation ceremony, then-President Ono condemned the disruption and announced that the University would be developing a policy governing disruption of University operations.

In response to the encampments, the University had requested that protestors violating policies disband. However, little effort had initially been made by the administration to dismantle the encampment, despite the serious nature of the incidents being reported. In May 2024, then-President Ono released a statement announcing the dismantling of the encampment after safety directives were ignored by protestors.

In July 2024, the Board of Regents clarified that the University itself may now act as a complainant when University policies are violated and submit incident complaints in a similar manner to how faculty, staff, and students are able to, including in situations where “a student might not feel safe serving as a complainant.”

In August 2024, the University announced it had streamlined the system for responding to discrimination- and harassment-related incidents and communicated to the campus community that individuals who violate policies will be held accountable.

In September 2024, the University swiftly condemned an attack on a Jewish student. In November 2024, then-President Ono attended the Nova Music Festival Exhibition, developed to commemorate the victims of the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, with a group of students and administrators.

In December 2024, the University held an anti-bias training for its leadership team, which included a module on antisemitism. In the 2025-26 academic year, the University is providing non-discrimination training that covers discrimination on the basis of shared ancestry and national origin, including antisemitism, to all faculty and staff. Additionally,  the University is requiring all incoming undergraduate and graduate students to complete an online training module regarding discrimination and harassment, which includes a specific Title VI module.

In January 2025, the University officially suspended SAFE, the University of Michigan SJP chapter.

The University has also established the Jewish Life and Antisemitism Initiative, which has served as a resource for leaders on campus in matters relating to Jewish Life. In addition, the University’s Raoul Wallenberg Institute studies hatred directed against religious and ethnic communities, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and elevating civic discourse. Through teaching, research, and public engagement, the institute develops strategies to combat antisemitism, divisiveness, and discrimination. The Institute has also launched The Samantha Woll Dialogues, a series of public conversations on issues related to ethnic and religious hatred and tolerance worldwide.

Furthermore, the University is launching a campus-wide Campus Climate Survey Related to Culture and Community, which includes questions relating to national origin and shared ancestry.

The University of Michigan has a Hillel, Chabad, the Jewish Resource Center, and Jewish Greek life organizations.

Litigation & Investigations

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement with the University of Michigan, outlining a series of actions that the University must take to address antisemitism on campus. In March 2025, the University of Michigan was one of the 60 schools that received a letter from the Department of Education accusing them of violating Title VI.

What’s Happening on Campus?

In March 2024, a University of Michigan student and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) leader posted on Instagram, “Until my last breath I will utter death to every single individual who supports the Zionist state. Death and more. Death and worse.” Also in March 2024, the University’s Honors Convocation ceremony was abruptly ended due to disturbances by anti-Israel protesters. On at least two occasions in 2024, SAFE students disrupted classes by marching through the Ross Business School building.

In April 2024, anti-Israel protestors set up an encampment, calling themselves the ‘student Intifada.’ Despite reports of vandalism and property damage, as well as a protest that descended into violence, the encampment remained in place into mid-May. At the beginning of May, protestors also disrupted several commencement events and ceremonies, and the campus Hillel reported that a giant banner reading ‘Long Live the Intifada’ was blocking the entrance to one of the main campus buildings. In mid-May, masked protestors, allegedly from the University’s encampment, came to the homes of members of the University’s Board of Regents to demand divestment from Israel.

In August 2024, anti-Israel protestors attempted to disrupt Festifall. The group of about 50 protesters were asked to disperse and 4 individuals (none of whom were students) were arrested after it was made clear that they were blocking pedestrian traffic and violating University policy.

In August 2024, the University student government vowed to withhold funds from campus groups until the school agreed to divest from Israel. These actions led the student government to impeach the anti-Israel leaders. That same month, a sticker that read: "A Dead Zionist A Day Keeps Genocide Away" was placed on a pole on campus. In September 2024, a Jewish student was assaulted after being asked his ethnicity and, in a separate incident, two students at the University said loudly, "Jews deserve what happens to them."

In November 2024, at an anti-Israel protest against a lecture by a Jewish professor, protesters chanted, “[Professor's name] you can’t hide! Zionism is a crime!”

In December 2024, the home of Jordan Acker, a Jewish member of University of Michigan’s Board of Regents, was vandalized in what the University described as “a clear act of antisemitic intimidation.”

In April 2025, swastika graffiti was found at the University of Michigan Law School. In October 2025, students sold shirts that read "Global Intifada," a slogan commonly used as a call for violence against Israel and the Jewish community. That same month, a man yelled, "Fuck the Jewish people," and kicked the door of a Jewish organization near the University of Michigan.

University Policies and Responsive Action

In response to the threatening message posted on Instagram in March 2024, the University sent a campus-wide email condemning the student’s message and stating any violations of law or University policy would result in "appropriate consequences.” After the disruption of the Honors Convocation ceremony, then-President Ono condemned the disruption and announced that the University would be developing a policy governing disruption of University operations.

In response to the encampments, the University had requested that protestors violating policies disband. However, little effort had initially been made by the administration to dismantle the encampment, despite the serious nature of the incidents being reported. In May 2024, then-President Ono released a statement announcing the dismantling of the encampment after safety directives were ignored by protestors.

In July 2024, the Board of Regents clarified that the University itself may now act as a complainant when University policies are violated and submit incident complaints in a similar manner to how faculty, staff, and students are able to, including in situations where “a student might not feel safe serving as a complainant.”

In August 2024, the University announced it had streamlined the system for responding to discrimination- and harassment-related incidents and communicated to the campus community that individuals who violate policies will be held accountable.

In September 2024, the University swiftly condemned an attack on a Jewish student. In November 2024, then-President Ono attended the Nova Music Festival Exhibition, developed to commemorate the victims of the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, with a group of students and administrators.

In December 2024, the University held an anti-bias training for its leadership team, which included a module on antisemitism. In the 2025-26 academic year, the University is providing non-discrimination training that covers discrimination on the basis of shared ancestry and national origin, including antisemitism, to all faculty and staff. Additionally,  the University is requiring all incoming undergraduate and graduate students to complete an online training module regarding discrimination and harassment, which includes a specific Title VI module.

In January 2025, the University officially suspended SAFE, the University of Michigan SJP chapter.

The University has also established the Jewish Life and Antisemitism Initiative, which has served as a resource for leaders on campus in matters relating to Jewish Life. In addition, the University’s Raoul Wallenberg Institute studies hatred directed against religious and ethnic communities, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and elevating civic discourse. Through teaching, research, and public engagement, the institute develops strategies to combat antisemitism, divisiveness, and discrimination. The Institute has also launched The Samantha Woll Dialogues, a series of public conversations on issues related to ethnic and religious hatred and tolerance worldwide.

Furthermore, the University is launching a campus-wide Campus Climate Survey Related to Culture and Community, which includes questions relating to national origin and shared ancestry.