Harvard Settles Lawsuit by Former Student Claiming Antisemitism

Harvard University settled a lawsuit by a former divinity student who claims that Jewish students face widespread antisemitism on campus and who supports President Donald Trump’s efforts to force change at US schools.

Alexander Shabbos Kestenbaum and Harvard resolved his case Thursday in federal court in Boston, where his January 2024 lawsuit claimed the university “has become a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment.” A judge had agreed that the suit could proceed, and Kestenbaum was vocal in his criticism of Harvard while campaigning for Trump.

“Harvard and Mr. Kestenbaum acknowledge each other’s steadfast and important efforts to ...