Overview

• Adelphi imposed a one-year probation on its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter following a review that found its social media activity constituted a hostile environment toward Jewish students.
• The university’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution identified posts calling for Israel to “burn” and urging removal of “Zionists” from campus as subjectively and objectively offensive.
• Under the sanction, the group is barred from official advertising, must meet with university officials by September 15 for guidance on appropriate online conduct and faces suspension for further violations.
• This action parallels similar measures at George Washington University, Swarthmore College, University of Wisconsin–MadisonniColumbia University and Brandeis University since October 2023.
• Institutions have increasingly applied Title VI “reasonable person” standards to assess campus activism against antisemitism while attempting to safeguard free speech rights.