Every student, faculty member and student-facing staff member at Haverford College must complete a 30-minute online antisemitism training by Oct. 23, President Wendy Raymond announced in a college-wide message Tuesday, Sept. 22.
The training is not a one-time requirement. It will be mandatory every year through the 2029-30 academic year.
Raymond's message tied the mandate directly to the college's recent legal settlement in Jews at Haverford v. The Corporation of Haverford College, a lawsuit filed in May 2024 by the Deborah Project alleging the Main Line liberal arts college had not done enough to address antisemitism on campus.
The training module for the 2026-27 academic year uses modified materials from the Center for Combating Antisemitism, which Raymond's message described as a third-party vendor. Email links to the training went out Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the message.
"I thank you for all you do to advance our shared goal of ensuring a Haverford College experience free from discrimination and harassment, while upholding commitments to free expression, open inquiry, and academic freedom," Raymond wrote.
Settlement background
The lawsuit was dismissed twice by Judge Gerald Austin McHugh of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Bi-College News reported. A surviving breach-of-contract claim led to the settlement.
Under the agreement, Haverford also formed a nine-member College Antisemitism Committee. Half of its members are appointed directly by the Deborah Project, and the committee will issue yearly reports advising the president and the college, according to the Bi-College News.
The college also agreed to bar discrimination against students and employees with Zionist views, as well as those who are Jewish or Israeli, Higher Ed Dive reported. Additional settlement terms included joining Hillel's Campus Climate Initiative and filling the roles of Director of Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator and Director of Interfaith Life and Practice, according to the Bi-College News.
Raymond testified before Congress in May 2025 about antisemitism on college campuses, the Bi-College News reported. She announced in November 2025 that she will retire in June 2027, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Haverford College enrolls about 1,470 students.
The Oct. 23 deadline applies to the current academic year. The settlement requires the training to continue annually through 2029-30, though no schedule for future cycles has been announced.
