The Department of Education is launching an investigation into U.S. universities “where widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported.”
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TheEducationDepartment(DoEd)isprobingfiveinstitutionsofhighereducationwithlarge-scalereportsofallegedantisemitismafterthe2023deadlyterroristattackinIsrael.
TheterroristgroupHamascoordinatedanattackonIsraelonOct.7,2023,provokinganongoingIsraelimilitaryresponsethatinturnpromptedanti-IsraelproteststobreakoutoncollegecampusesacrosstheU.S.Manyprotestswerenotimmediatelyshutdown,andColumbiaUniversitycanceleditsmaincommencementceremonyduetosafetyconcerns.
Twoweeksafterassumingoffice,Trump’sDoEdisallegingthat“theBidenAdministration’stoothlessresolutionagreementsdidshamefullylittletoholdthoseinstitutionsaccountable,”promptinganewfederalprobeintofiveuniversitiestheadministrationidentifiedashavingreportsof“widespreadantisemiticharassment.”
TheDoEdannounceditwillinvestigatefiveuniversities:ColumbiaUniversity,NorthwesternUniversi