The Education Department has issued a letter claiming urgency is needed in fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism in higher education in light of the Israel-Hamas war.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an 'alarming rise' in threats and harassment. In a Tuesday letter, the Education Department said there's 'renewed urgency' to fight discrimination against students during the Israel-Hamas war.
The rise of reports of hate incidents on our college campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict is deeply traumatic for students and should be alarming to all Americans,' Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. 'Antisemitism, Islamophobia and all other forms of hatred go against everything we stand for as a nation.' Universities have faced mounting criticism over their response to the war and its reverberations at U.S. schools.
Federal law enforcement officials are working with campus police to assess threats, and the Education Department updated a federal complaint form to clarify that certain forms of antisemitism and Islamophobia are prohibited by federal law. The Biden administration says it will take other steps as it unrolls its national strategy against antisemitism — an effort inspired by a 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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