Overview
- Haverford announced the settlement Friday that resolves a May 2024 suit by Jews at Haverford which accused the college of tolerating antisemitic harassment during campus protests.
- The agreement requires the creation of a civil rights director who will work with a nine‑member antisemitism committee to investigate complaints and advise college leadership.
- The committee will include three Jewish community leaders, three people picked by the plaintiffs and three chosen by the college and will produce annual reports to the board of managers.
- The settlement says the college will use International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance guidance to help determine when anti‑Israel speech crosses into antisemitism and will guarantee security for Jewish, Zionist and Israeli student events.
- Key enforcement details and any financial terms were not disclosed in court filings, and plaintiffs’ lawyers emphasized policy and structural changes as the primary outcomes while leaving oversight and implementation to the new office and committee.