The Trump administration is initiating new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five US universities, including Northwestern University. This move aligns with President Trump's pledge to combat campus antisemitism more forcefully than the previous Biden administration. The investigations coincide with the Justice Department's announcement of a new task force dedicated to addressing antisemitism on college campuses. The targeted universities are Columbia University, University of California - Berkeley, Portland State University, University of Minnesota, and Northwestern University.
The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities, including Northwestern University, the Education Department announced Monday.
It's part of President Donald Trump's promise to take a tougher stance against campus antisemitism and deal out harsher penalties than former President Joe Biden's administration, which settled a flurry of cases with universities in its final weeks. The new investigations were opened the same day the Justice Department announced a new task force to root out antisemitism on college campuses.
The five universities being targeted by the probe are Columbia University in New York University of California - Berkeley, Portland State University in Oregon, the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University.The department didn't provide details about the inquiries or how it decided which schools are being targeted.
Northwestern released a statement acknowledging they have "received notice" of the investigation, and said they "intend to fully comply with federal investigators as we have with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce over the past year." "There is no place for antisemitism or any form of identity-based discrimination or hate at Northwestern University. Free expression and academic freedom are among our core values, but we have made clear that these values provide no excuse for behavior that threatens the well-being of others," the statement continued.
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