Kenneth Stern ’75, Director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, Interviewed by ABC 10News
Kenneth Stern ’75, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, spoke with Jared Aarons of ABC 10News about how the San Diego City Council recently passed a resolution to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, of which Stern was the lead author. The definition was drafted to create a baseline for collecting data about antisemitism around the world, however Stern said that the way it has been implemented in the years since has deviated from its original intent. “I understand people sincerely want to fight antisemitism. I do too. This is being seen as a symbol and as a shortcut,” Stern says. “If you look at how it's being, and has been used, it's been used only to suppress pro-Palestinian speech.”
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate (BCSH) works to increase the serious study of human hatred, and ways to combat it. The Center is a program of Bard’s Human Rights Project, and brings scholars from diverse disciplines to Bard to speak about the human capacity to hate and demonize others. The Center also places, mentors, and supports students working at internships with nongovernmental organizations that combat hate.
Post Date: 03-20-2026
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate (BCSH) works to increase the serious study of human hatred, and ways to combat it. The Center is a program of Bard’s Human Rights Project, and brings scholars from diverse disciplines to Bard to speak about the human capacity to hate and demonize others. The Center also places, mentors, and supports students working at internships with nongovernmental organizations that combat hate.
Post Date: 03-20-2026