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In a legal settlement, UC Berkeley offers a dance scholar a position it denied her because she’s Israeli.

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026Sara Wood

(J. The Jewish News of Northern California via (JEWISH REVIEW)) — For more than nine months, UC Berkeley has failed to honor a legal settlement with an Israeli dance scholar who was denied a teaching position due to her nationality. In response to a J. inquiry, a university spokesperson said the delay was caused by “internal miscommunication.” […]

In antisemitism settlement, UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’

March 20, 2026March 21, 2026Sara Wood

The University of California, Berkeley said bans on Zionists “can violate university rules” and the bylaws of any student groups barring their inclusion must be rescinded, as part of a new settlement agreement in an antisemitism lawsuit. The university further agreed to pay $1 million to the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, a […]