2015-2016 CAMPUS TRENDS REPORT | Page 5

Continued DATA DOWNLOAD ›› Among major metropolitan areas, Chicago continued to grow as a major hub of campus BDS initiatives as activists expanded anti-Israel actions on multiple campuses. Three Chicago-area universities – University of Chicago; University of Illinois at Chicago; and Northwestern University – passed anti-Israel resolutions in a three-month period during the spring of 2016. ›› Even though BDS activity saw an overall decline, the number of campuses experiencing anti-Israel activity increased slightly (181 in 2014-2015; 185 in 2015-2016). ›› There was a 28 percent decrease in the number of campuses hosting Israeli Apartheid Week events (83 in 2014-2015; 60 in 2015-2016), and a 43.5 percent reduction in mock “apartheid walls.” ›› Simultaneously, there was a 13 percent increase in the number of campuses experiencing pro-Israel activities (213 in 2014-2015; 240 in 2015-2016). 3 ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS HUB MOCK WALLS DECLINE 43.5% 5 RISE IN CAMPUSES WITH PRO-ISRAEL EVENTS 13% www.israelcc.org