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Antisemitic incidents on college campuses reached their highest levels ever in the 2024-2025 school year, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, the world’s largest Jewish campus organization, announced today.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, the world’s largest Jewish campus organization, today announced the 20 members of the 2025-2026 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Student Cabinet.
“With antisemitism surging on college campuses across the Western world, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and the Matanel Foundation have selected 15 Jewish students for a spot in the inaugural year of the Matanel Fellowship for Global Jewish Leadership, a 12-month program which aims to foster their ‘sense of responsibility’ for the worldwide Jewish community.
 Today, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is announcing its eighth cohort of the Debra S. and Joseph S. Weinberg Accelerate Executive Advancement Program, its premier executive advancement experience. Through a combination of expert-led training, executive coaching, and hands-on leadership development, Accelerate cultivates the next generation of Hillel professionals.Â
Professional development has long followed a predictable formula: Junior staff members learn from senior team leaders, managers enroll in structured programs, and organizations invest in top-down training efforts. These methods have their merits, but they often overlook one of the most powerful and underused tools for leadership growth — peer learning.
Cleaning up beaches near Rio de Janeiro and learning about Jewish environmental values. Connecting with Jewish study abroad students in London. Discovering the richness and plurality of Jewish traditions at Israeli cultural centers from Haifa to Sderot. Exploring the intersection of art and Jewish identity in Berlin. And helping Jewish students rebuild, physically and emotionally, after bombings in war-torn Ukraine.
Maryland Hillel became the center of excitement and community this past weekend as more than 1,500 Jewish college students gathered for the 13th annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament. The weekend was not just about competition; it was a celebration of Jewish identity and connection.
Since October 7, 2023, Jewish college students across the U.S. have faced increasing hostility on their campuses. Once active in diverse student organizations, many now find themselves excluded from spaces they used to call home. In response, these students are leaning into Hillel and the Jewish community, emerging as a new generation of resilient leaders.Â
Jewish content creators and 75+ students shared their experiences advocating for Jewish life, and how students can share their stories using social media
The National Hillel Basketball Tournament (NHBT) kicked off its 13th year at the University of Maryland on Thursday, April 3. Over 50 teams from 32 universities across North America gathered at the University of Maryland’s state-of-the-art facilities for the weekend-long tournament.
