Overview
- Duke’s equity office received 10 complaints after a March 13 Instagram flyer used a 1970 Black Panther cartoon of pigs labeled “Zionism” and “U.S. Imperialism.”
- Senior dean Ben Adams told SJP on March 24 that the pig holding a Star of David met Duke’s definition of harassment under its discrimination policy.
- Student Affairs froze the chapter’s funding and suspended its recognition, with no timeline announced for reinstatement.
- SJP leaders said the image was not meant to be antisemitic and argued that opposition to Zionism targets a political idea.
- Watchdog group StopAntisemitism praised the action but criticized Duke for not disciplining individual students, as other campuses weigh similar steps against SJP chapters.