Summary
The university which, in January 2025, settled a lawsuit alleging antisemitism by agreeing to use the IHRA definition for staff involved in reviewing complaints of discrimination — the adoption Kenneth S. Stern contrasts with the Office of Civil Rights settlement with George Washington University, which did not require or mention the definition (Written Testimony of Kenneth S. Stern, PDF p.14).
Details
- Stern’s thought experiment supposes the George Washington facts at Harvard under a resolution requiring both IHRA and a definition of anti-Palestinian racism: the two definitions would clash and chill speech on both sides (PDF p.14).
- A Columbia professor was allegedly initially told not to show the film Israelism because the film was mentioned in a Title VI complaint against Harvard (PDF p.12, footnote 40).
Related pages
Written Testimony of Kenneth S. Stern, EUMC Working Definition of Antisemitism, Antisemitism Awareness Act