Israel-Palestine Conflict: Resources

The purpose of the bias incident response protocol is to create a more inclusive and safe environment for the campus community by ensuring that there is an accessible venue to report bias incidents. This is a continuous improvement process and the protocol will continue to be refined through feedback from our campus community. Please contact Bias Incident Support Services at BiasSupport@umd.edu or 301-405-0980 with any questions or suggestions.

General Administration Policies upheld by the University of Maryland, College Park concerning all activities and behaviors on campus, including policies on non-discrimination, equal opportunity, acts of violence and extremism, and more.

The University of Maryland President and the University Senate Chair appointed a Task Force comprised of faculty, staff, and student representatives from across campus in August 2017 to consider how best to nurture a campus climate that is respectful and inclusive, stands against hatred, and affirms the values that define the University. The Task Force gathered information on campus climate, reviewed campus policies and procedures for response to hate/bias incidents, assessed efforts to provide prevention and education training and the effectiveness of those programs, reviewed scholarly research on bias in higher education, considered how to address the intersections of free speech and hate speech in campus policies, considered how campus messaging and communication could be used to promote an inclusive campus atmosphere, and explored strategies for fostering a campus environment that is intolerant of hate and bias.

The Jewish Student Union (JSU) at the University of Maryland strives to create a space for Jews of all backgrounds and all those interested in Jewish culture to come together to celebrate Jewish identity through social events and educational programs.

The Muslim Students’ Association provides educational, cultural, and social programs for the diverse community at the University of Maryland. We strive to strengthen the student body by contributing to their physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being through various religious, educational, and social programming, with a focus on the Muslim community.

Children of Abraham: Jews and Muslims in Conversation is an interfaith dialogue program jointly organized and facilitated by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ).

Strongly committed to peacebuilding and undermining all forms of hatred around the world, interfaith dialogue has always been at the core of WJC. By bringing religious and political leaders together, empowering the youth, and establishing long-lasting coalitions with local and global partners such as the Holy See and the Muslim World League, WJC actively works to build bridges of understanding among peoples and set the stage for peace to emerge.

Organized in 2009, JIDS is an organization made up of Jews, Muslims and Allies whose purpose is to encourage civil dialogue between the faiths to build peace by building connections and to enlighten each other about our respective faiths.

JAMAAT – Jews and Muslims and Allies Acting Together -- is an organization composed of grass roots Jews, Muslims, and Allies based in the Washington DC Metro area engaged in social action, advocacy, and interfaith dialogue. JAMAAT’s credo is "Building Unity, Countering Hate,
Enhancing Partnerships, Promoting Social Action.” We believe it is a moral imperative for
Muslims and Jews to support one another and build ties of communication and cooperation,
cultivate closer relationships born of understanding and respect for one another, and work together to make the world a better place.

The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom has been created to build trust, respect, and relationships between Muslim and Jewish women of all ages. Together we commit to standing up for one another, educating one another about our faith and cultural practices, engaging in social justice action, and working to end acts of hate for all human beings.

Student to Student is a high school peer education program that strives to reduce prejudice and bigotry and foster understanding among peers, by facilitating conversation among Jewish and non-Jewish students about what it means to be Jewish. This is in an effort to dismantle antisemitism and to put a human face to Judaism.