Professor Andrea J. Martin’s article published in Pepperdine Law Review

CARLISLE, Pa.—Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Andrea J. Martin’s article, “From Ambiguity to Accountability: The Case for a Legal Definition of Antisemitism in Academia,” was recently published by Pepperdine Law Review.

Martin’s article examines the alarming surge of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses since October 7, 2023, driven by an antizionism movement that seeks to demonize and delegitimize the Jewish state and its supporters. Drawing on findings from congressional and university antisemitism task force investigations, it reveals that antisemitic conduct persisted on college campuses because some administrators failed to condemn antizionist conduct that serves as a proxy for the harassment of Jewish students and neglected to enforce nondiscrimination policies.

Martin argues that universities must formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism within their nondiscrimination frameworks, training programs, and enforcement procedures. Doing so is essential to eliminate the ambiguity surrounding antizionism as a modern manifestation of antisemitism, restore accountability under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and reaffirm institutional commitments to equity, inclusion, and the rule of law.

The Pepperdine Law Review was founded in 1972 and is a scholarly law journal published by second- and third-year law students at the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law. Martin’s article may be downloaded at: SSRN: A.Martin, From Ambiguity to Accountability.

Professor Andrea J. Martin‘s research encompasses constitutional law, anti-discrimination law, and the study of historical and contemporary antisemitism. Through her scholarship in the emerging field of Jewish Law and Policy, she develops legal frameworks and advances strategies to influence legal, governmental, and institutional policies to combat antizionism and other contemporary forms of Jew-hatred and protect civil rights.