Harvard President Apologizes After Report Released On Antisemitism, Islamophobia On Campus

CBS Boston

Updated on: April 30, 2025

Harvard University is promising change after a new report on antisemitism and Islamophobia revealed disturbing information. It is a brutally honest look in the mirror for one of the most elite universities in the country.

At more than 500 pages, the set of reports found the university dropped the ball in its handling of antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus starting on October 7, 2023 through the encampments that took over Harvard Yard.

The task forces were put together by then Harvard interim-President Alan Garber. They interviewed dozens of students and faculty on their experiences over the course of the year. Jewish students reported feeling unsafe walking around campus and being bullied to the "periphery of campus."

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