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Andrew Lapin

Andrew Lapin is the Managing Editor for Local News at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

College students celebrate
Posted inEducation

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

by Andrew Lapin May 13, 2024May 16, 2024
Pro-Palestinian students take down their encampment after reaching a deal with Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on April 30, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Joseph Prezioso-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Pro-Palestinian encampments are closing after making deals with colleges. Some of their critics are still upset.

by Andrew Lapin May 3, 2024May 3, 2024
Mounted police work to contain demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Students walked out of class as protests continue to sweep college campuses around the country. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Hundreds of students arrested from Texas to California as college Israel protests continue

by Andrew Lapin April 26, 2024April 26, 2024
Italian soldiers stand guard in front of Israel's pavilion during the pre-opening of the Venice Biennale art show, on April 16, 2024 in Venice.  (Photo/JTA-Gabriel Bouys-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Israel’s representative at Venice Biennale shuts down art exhibit, demanding ceasefire and hostage deal

by Andrew Lapin April 17, 2024
Students and community members from Michigan State University Hillel hold a vigil after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. (Photo/Courtesy Hillel International)
Posted inU.S.

The ADL’s new ‘report card’ for campus antisemitism gets an F from Hillel and some Jewish students

by Andrew Lapin April 12, 2024
Palestinians distribute boxes of aid before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 8, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Majdi Fathi-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups signal new interest in Gaza aid following Israel’s strike on World Central Kitchen workers

by Andrew Lapin April 11, 2024April 11, 2024
Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania have announced steps to fight antisemitism after weeks of turmoil on their campuses and others.(Photos/Wikimedia, David L. Ryan-The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Columbia University; Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inU.S.

Most Jewish parents say Oct. 7 has affected their child’s college selection, Hillel survey finds

by Andrew Lapin April 4, 2024
The view of Storke Tower and the University Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, September 8, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Coolcaesar via Creative Commons)
Posted inCalifornia

UC Santa Barbara, where Jewish student president was accused of supporting ‘genocide,’ is subject of new Title VI investigation

by Andrew Lapin March 27, 2024March 29, 2024
Gisele Kahalon, a Jewish senior at Drexel University working with the Orthodox college student outreach group Olami, advocates for changes to the Title VI antisemitism reporting system during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2024. She is flanked by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina (left), Olami staff and other Jewish college students. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Olami)
Posted inU.S.

Department of Education increases transparency around Title VI discrimination investigations post-Oct. 7

by Andrew Lapin March 20, 2024March 20, 2024
Jewish students crowd into Ron Hassner's office on the first day of the professor's sit-in over the University of California, Berkeley's handling of antisemitism and anti-Israel protests on campus. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Hassner)
Posted inCalifornia

Congress launches antisemitism probe into UC Berkeley as ‘sleep-in’ protests expand statewide

by Andrew Lapin March 19, 2024March 20, 2024

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