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Haverford College leaders have agreed to a settlement with a group of Jewish students and faculty members who alleged that the private Pennsylvania institution hadn’t done enough to protect them against antisemitic harassment and discrimination, per a court filing last week.
Under the settlement, the college’s leaders agreed that Haverford’s policy would bar discrimination specifically against students and employees with Zionist views, as well as those who are Jewish or Israeli, according to The Deborah Project, a law firm that represented the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs in the case had accused Haverford of violating civil rights law and breaching its contract with students. However, a federal judge dismissed their civil rights claim in 2025, ruling that many of the incidents they alleged created a hostile environment were protected by the First Amendment.
The Deborah Project said Haverford officials accepted several wide-ranging terms. Among them, the college agreed that it would bar discrimination against people with Zionist views, mandate annual antisemitism awareness training for all students and employees, and establish an antisemitism committee to advise the college’s president.
