The US Education Department announced investigations into five universities – Columbia, Northwestern, Portland State, UC Berkeley, and the University of Minnesota – for reported antisemitic harassment incidents. The department cited an 'explosion of antisemitism' on campuses following the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, and invoked Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. This move comes after President Trump's executive order calling for aggressive action against antisemitism on campuses, which drew criticism from civil rights groups.
The Education Department announced Monday that it would conduct investigations at five universities where antisemitic harassment incidents have been reported.The institutions being probed are Columbia University; Northwestern University; Portland State University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
' The order drew criticism from civil rights groups, who said the protests were mostly peaceful, included students of all backgrounds, including Jewish students, and that the president's directive violates the First Amendment.
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