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Jul 2, 2024, 4:13 AM

AEPi’s Third Annual Advocacy Letter to University Administrators

Since 2022, AEPi International has proactively reached out to hundreds of campus and university administrators to build better relationships and to engage our peers in higher education in dialog on critical issues, including protecting Jewish students and institutions, ensuring...

May 15, 2024, 11:28 PM

Department of Education’s Hollow Response to Campus Antisemitism

Last week’s “Dear Colleague” letter from the US Department of Education (DOE) is just another bureaucratic exercise, rather than a meaningful step toward combatting discrimination and antisemitism on campuses. While this glaring example of governmental nonsense pays lip service...

Apr 26, 2024, 5:26 AM

Will Congress Follow Through?

People rally on the campus of Columbia University which is occupied by pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters in New York on April 22, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)

Today, I joined AEPi’s International President, Scott Knapp, in writing a letter to Congress with a clear and urgent message: the time for action is now. Our message to the Committee on Education and the Workforce is a plea for...

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Rob Derdiger is the CEO of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (AEPi). AEPi is the world’s Jewish college fraternity, operating chapters on more than 150 college campuses in four countries. Founded in 1913, AEPi has more than 110,000 living alumni. The fraternity’s mission – developing the future leaders of the Jewish communities – is demonstrated every day through acts of brotherhood, Tzedakah, social awareness and support for Jewish communities and Israel.

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