Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Cornell Student’s Antisemitic Job Rejection Sparks Campus Outrage
A student at Cornell named Austin Franco said he didn’t want to work for a Jewish person when a startup offered him a job.
The startup’s co‑founder posted the message online and called it antisemitic.
Cornell said the comment was hate speech and told the civil‑rights office.
The hiring platform also said the message broke its rules.
A TV host named Piers Morgan criticized Franco as an anti‑Semite.
The whole thing made people talk about hate and how schools should handle it.
Cornell student Austin Franco declined a VrfyID job offer with the message “Not interested in working for a jew. Thanks,”.
Startup co‑founder Gabe Einhorn posted a screenshot on X, calling the incident “Sad world” and condemning antisemitism.
Cornell University reported the incident to its Office of Civil Rights and condemned the hate speech.
Handshake said Franco’s conduct violated its terms of service and investigated the claim.
Piers Morgan criticized Franco as an anti‑Semite in a televised interview, calling the student’s actions deplorable.
- Who
- Austin Franco, Gabe Einhorn, Piers Morgan, Cornell University, Handshake
- What
- A Cornell student rejected a startup job offer with an antisemitic message, leading to campus and public backlash.
- When
- June 2026
- Where
- Cornell University, New York, USA
- Why
- Franco cited negative experiences with Jews; the incident highlighted campus antisemitism concerns.
- Student
- Austin Franco
- Company
- VrfyID
- Incident
- Antisemitic job rejection
- University response
- Reported to Office of Civil Rights
- Platform response
- Handshake investigation