Yale University is launching a new program for the study of anti-Semitism, school provost Peter Salovey said in a statement.
The June 20 announcement of the creation of the Yale Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism comes less than three weeks after the university said the Yale Interdisciplinary Initiative for the Study of Anti-Semitism would be disbanded at the end of the summer for failing to promote sufficient research and instruction opportunities.
The shuttering of the earlier program had garnered international attention and drew protests from a number of Jewish groups. The new program will host visiting speakers, hold conferences and provide funds for research. — jta