Individuals

An increasingly hostile campus environment doesn’t just magically happen. Behind the encampment protests and the sometimes-violent university occupations are people driving the conversation. Activist Tracker maintains a growing database of individual case files documenting the faculty members, students, activists, and public figures shaping campus discourse around radical ideology, hostile activism, terror, and antisemitism.

Each entry lays out what these individuals are actually doing on campus: the petitions they sign, the demonstrations they support, the statements they make, the organizations they lead, and the social media posts they proudly put out into the world.

Chi-Ming Yang
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
🏫 University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Chi-Ming Yang, a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, has been directly involved in extremist campus protests that glorified terror and created hostile conditions for Jewish students. Her participation in the Penn pro-Hamas encampment in April 2024 highlighted the dangerous alignment of faculty with movements that normalize violence and antisemitism on campus.
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Nada Abuasi
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
🏫 University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Nada Abuasi, a Drexel University law graduate and activist, has become a prominent face of extremist organizing on U.S. campuses. Her record includes glorifying violence, spreading antisemitism, and openly endorsing the dismantling of Israel. Abuasi has repeatedly taken part in disruptive and antisemitic activism, from leading Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to being arrested at the University of Pennsylvania encampment.
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Fatemeh Shams
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
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Fatemeh Shams, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has gained notoriety for her extremist rhetoric, public defense of terror, and direct involvement in campus protests marred by antisemitism. Despite her position as a faculty member, Shams has repeatedly used her platform to justify violence, target Jewish students, and foster hostility on campus.
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Charlotte Jacobs
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
🏫 University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Charlotte Jacobs, an activist with degrees from Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, was once recognized for her anti-racism work. Following the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, 2023, however, Jacobs has taken part in protests marked by antisemitic rhetoric and campus disruption, raising serious concerns about her role in fueling hostility.
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Joseph Howley
📍 New York City
🗺️ New York
🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)
Joseph Howley, an associate professor of classics at Columbia University, has been a vocal supporter of radical movements that glorify terrorism and fuel campus hostility.
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Akiea Gross
📍 New York City
🗺️ New York
🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)
Akiea Gross, also known as Ki Gross, is a Columbia University graduate and the founder of Woke Kindergarten. Since October 7, she has taken an extreme stance against Jews and the United States as a nation.
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Efe Ercelik
📍 New York City
🗺️ New York
🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)
Efe Ercelik, a student at UMass Amherst and former student of Columbia University, was involved in a violent incident on November 3, 2023, where he reportedly physically and verbally assaulted a Jewish student during a Jewish event organized by UMass Hillel. Ercelik’s actions, including the use of slurs and physical violence, have drawn widespread condemnation and raised concerns about escalating tensions on campus.
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Krystal Strong
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
🏫 University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Krystal Strong is an academic and “activist” whose outspoken support for Hamas and controversial rhetoric have drawn significant criticism. On October 7, 2023, the day of Hamas’s terror attacks on innocent men, women and children, Strong tweeted in apparent support, calling for the liberation of Palestine.
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Matthew Wranovics
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
🏫 University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Matthew Wranovics, a library assistant at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (Penn Carey Law), gained public attention in October 2023 after being recorded tearing down posters of civilians kidnapped by the terror organization Hamas. He also participated in a pro-Hamas rally on campus, following the terror group’s atrocities during the October 7, 2023, attacks. Wranovics has a history of extremist activism, including a prior arrest during a labor protest in 2014.
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Ahmad Abuharb
📍 Philadelphia
🗺️ Pennsylvania
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Ahmad Abuharb has repeatedly shown himself to be a staunch supporter of terror and a promoter of hate-filled rhetoric. Through his activism and public statements, Abuharb has aligned himself with violent ideologies while cloaking his actions in a façade of advocacy.
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Jackie Orr
📍 New York City
🗺️ New York
🏫 Barnard College (Barnard)
Jackie Orr, an adjunct professor at Barnard College (Columbia), has built a long track record of defending radical activism, supporting Hamas-aligned narratives, and amplifying antisemitic rhetoric under the guise of academic freedom. From legitimizing violence against Jewish students to backing extremist petitions, Orr has positioned herself as an unapologetic enabler of campus radicalization.
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Layla Saliba
📍 New York City
🗺️ New York
🏫 Columbia University (Columbia)
Layla Saliba, a graduate student and activist, has gained notoriety for her vocal support of extremist ideologies and her role in promoting divisive and violent narratives. Through her involvement in protests, social media campaigns, and public statements, Saliba has aligned herself with groups and movements that glorify violence and spread hatred toward targeted communities. Her actions raise serious concerns about the normalization of extremist rhetoric in academic and activist spaces.
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