A University Guide to Doing Much about Anti-Semitism and Accomplishing Nothing

After last spring’s sickening displays on college campuses, and the resultant congressional hearings, this school year many universities are seeking to do more to protect Jewish students, or at least to appear to do more. Northwestern University saw some especially ugly student protests, which included a poster depicting the school president Michael Schill with horns and with his face dripping blood. But Northwestern’s newest policies, writes Tal Fortgang, are unlikely to make much of a difference, although they are likely to serve as a model for other schools: