Let's Rewrite That Poll's Results For Clarity

A new study and poll out, it is claimed, suggest that "Anti-Semitism Rare But Anti-Israel Talk Common On Elite Campuses".

The story reads

The study, conducted by Brandeis University’s Steinhardt Social Research Institute, surveyed Jewish and non-Jewish students at Brandeis, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

The strong majority of Jewish students at all four schools said that they had not been exposed to anti-Semitism on campus and that their schools were not a hostile environment for Jews. The number of students who felt their schools were hostile to Jews ranged from 2% at Harvard to 21% at Michigan.

At all four schools, over 95% of Jewish students felt safe on campus.

A majority of Jewish students — ranging from 63% at Penn to 75% at Michigan — said that they had heard hostile remarks towards Israel. But most students at the three private schools studied said that their universities did not have “a hostile environment toward Israel.” An exception was Michigan, which has been the frequent site of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel. There, 51% of students said that their school was hostile towards Israel.

A friend of mine rewrote it and it seems, in this new version, to be completely out-of-touch with reality. Could the Jewish version also be out of whack?

Racism Rare But Anti-African Talk Common on Elite Campuses, Study Finds

 

A new survey of Black students at some of America’s most elite universities has found that they rarely experience racism but that most have been exposed to anti-African hostility.

 

The study, conducted by Brandeis University’s Steinhardt Social Research Institute, surveyed Black and non-Black students at Brandeis, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

 

The strong majority of Black students at all four schools said that they had not been exposed to racism on campus and that their schools were not a hostile environment for Blacks. The number of students who felt their schools were hostile to Blacks ranged from 2% at Harvard to 21% at Michigan.

 

At all four schools, over 95% of Black students felt safe on campus.

 

A majority of Black students -- ranging from 63% at Penn to 75% at Michigan -- said that they had heard hostile remarks towards Africa. But most students at the three private schools studied said that their universities did not have "a hostile environment toward Africa." An exception was Michigan, which has been the frequent site of Boycott Africa! (BA!) campaigns against Africans. There, 51% of students said that their school was hostile towards Africa.

 

However, the study found that support for an boycott of African academic institutions and scholars, one of the main demands of BA! campaigns, had very limited student body support. Brandeis had the highest support for that measure of the four schools, and that was only at 12%. "These results suggest that campus BA! resolutions may not represent the view of a majority of students on campus, but rather the agenda of a vocal minority," the authors wrote.

 

Most Black students do not find Black or African issues to be the most pressing concern on campus, with topics like sexual assault and mental health taking higher priority.

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