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California
San Diego School District Passes Resolution to Include Antisemitism in Ethnic Studies
The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Trustees passed a resolution on October 26 to include the teaching of antisemitism in the ethnic studies curriculum.
Newsom Launches Holocaust Educational Council at Museum of Tolerance
The council — which will be comprised of state elected officials, academics, advocates and community organizations — will be tasked with educating students about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide and equipping young people with tools to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate and bigotry.
Newsom Signs Bill Addressing Hate Crimes
The bill, Assembly Bill 57, states that the California State Auditor concluded that law enforcement has not adequately identified and responded to the rise in hate crimes in the state since 2014.
ADL CEO Urges UC President to Condemn UCLA’s Asian American Studies Department for Accusing Israel of “Yellow-Washing”
UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center Receives $1 Million Matching Challenge Grant
The grant will enable UCLA to consistently offer more courses in Israel Studies in a wide range of academic disciplines, especially the humanities.
UCLA Profs Ask UC President to Condemn “Offensive” Israel Statement from Asian American Studies Dept.
In a July 20 letter, the Ad hoc Faculty Committee for Academic Integrity at UCLA argued that it is “ethically wrong” for a department to issue such a statement that is “almost certainly a violation of university policy.”
Incoming Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Dean Defended Farrakhan in 2018
Jewish groups expressed concern over Malveaux being named as the dean of Cal State LA’s College of Ethnic Studies.