In legal settlement, UC Berkeley promises snubbed Israeli dance scholar a job offer

UC Berkeley has promised to offer Israeli dance scholar Yael Nativ a job by the week of September 28, after a nine-month delay in honoring a December 2025 legal settlement. The university acknowledged discrimination against Nativ based on her Israeli identity, apologized, and committed to inviting her back to campus. Nativ, who sued with the Brandeis Center, said she will consider returning once the offer arrives.

UC Berkeley has promised to offer Israeli dance scholar Yael Nativ a job by the week of September 28, after a nine-month delay in honoring a December 2025 legal settlement. The university acknowledged discriminating against Nativ based on her Israeli identity, apologized, and committed to inviting her back to campus. Nativ, who sued with the Brandeis Center, said she will consider returning once the offer arrives. The delay was attributed to internal miscommunication. Nativ's case was one of dozens filed around the US related to antisemitism and anti-Zionist activism on college campuses.