CNY University Among 60 Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination & Harassment

A strong message is being sent to 60 colleges nationwide, including one in Central New York, warning them about the consequences of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment.

With 60 universities under investigation, the pressure is on to ensure campus safety and equality.

The U.S. Department of Education is frustrated by the ongoing issues on campuses, stressing that universities receiving federal funds must follow antidiscrimination laws.

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless anti-semitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

Five Schools Under Investigation

Five schools—like Columbia, Northwestern, and UC Berkeley—are under investigation, and 55 others are being monitored.

Columbia even had $400 million in federal grants canceled because they didn’t take enough action to protect Jewish students.

Letters have been sent to 60 colleges and Universities reminding them to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964), which prohibits any institution that receives federal funds from discriminating on the basis of race, color, and national origin.

Cornell University is one of those 60 schools.

American University
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
California State University, Sacramento
Chapman University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Eastern Washington University
Emerson College
George Mason University
Harvard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Middlebury College
Muhlenberg College
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pomona College
Portland State University
Princeton University
Rutgers University
Rutgers University-Newark
Santa Monica College
Sarah Lawrence College
Stanford University
State University of New York Binghamton
State University of New York Rockland
State University of New York, Purchase
Swarthmore College
Temple University
The New School
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
University of California Davis
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cincinnati
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of North Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wellesley College
Whitman College
Yale University

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