Several leading Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and Orthodox Union, boycotted a meeting on campus antisemitism with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona after progressive groups were invited.

Catherine Lhamon, the top civil rights official at the U.S. Department of Education, expressed shock at the rise in antisemitic incidents at schools and universities since October 7, following Hamas' attack on Israel.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has pledged to improve conditions for Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus after a federal complaint alleged an anti-Semitic climate.