Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday.

Harvard University has settled two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic bullying and harassment on campus.

Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement.

Critics say the definition conflates criticism of Israel and Zionism with antisemitism and could have a chilling effect on pro-Palestinian speech. The post To settle lawsuits, Harvard says it will use debated definition of antisemitism appeared first on Boston.

Several other schools have recently settled similar lawsuits, and suits are pending against others, including the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.

The nation’s richest Ivy League university lost millions in fundraising dollars after drawing donor ire over antisemitism on campus. These settlements could be the first step to assuaging those concerns.

Harvard has reached settlements in a pair of legal disputes that claimed the university failed to protect Jewish students since Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel, agreeing to a series of reforms

The Ivy League school agreed to boost protections for Jewish students.

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Harvard University has settled two lawsuits with Jewish groups accusing the school of fostering an antisemitic environment in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, as President Donald Trump retakes office with a promise to more heavily police universities for such cases.