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U.S. Department of Education Probes Cases of Antisemitism at Five Universities

“Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order, Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism, the U.S. Department of Education today announced investigations into five institutions of higher education where widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported. The investigations are in response to the explosion of antisemitism on American campuses following the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023.    The Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening the investigations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964), which protects students from discrimination and harassment based on national origin, including shared ancestry. The schools are:

  • Columbia University
  • Northwestern University
  • Portland State University
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities”