Research never rests, it seems. Here’s a round up of recent research by and about American Jewish communities.
Ideology in the Classroom: Brandeis researchers explore how faculty at US universities think about contentious political issues and how these issues are addressed in the classroom. The results run contrary to the notion that universities are bastions of far-left ideological indoctrination and faculty-driven antisemitism.
Jewish Inhibition on Campus: Eric Kaufman, Professor of Politics at The University of Buckingham and Director of the Centre for Heterodox Social Science, released a new report on the ways in which Jewish college students at Ivy League schools are increasingly suppressing their views. Kaufman summarizes his findings in Tablet.
Hillel Tracks Antisemitism: Hillel International’s report finds antisemitism on campus is at its highest rate ever.
Jewish Ambivalence to Trump’s Antisemitism Fight: Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) released a report exploring the reasons for the Jewish community’s reticence about the Trump administration’s approach to antisemitism.
Orthodox Families: Nishma Research conducted a survey of Orthodox Jewish family life, marriage, and divorce.
JPPI Research: The Jewish Public Policy Institute recently released two studies. One on the state of Israel Studies at American universities. Donna Robinson Divine offers a rebuttal.
Jews on Trump and Higher Ed + Antisemitism: Chip 50 analyzed Jewish public opinion of Trump’s policies.
Pew’s New Jewish Numbers: Here’s Pew’s latest assessment of the Jewish population changes showing a slight increase in recent years.
Post October 7 Trauma: This study in the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment explores traumatic invalidation of Jews after Oct 7.
