The United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent out a letter Monday to 60 schools, including six in Massachusetts, regarding an investigation into alleged "antisemitic discrimination and harassment" on the school's campuses.
UC Davis, Yale and Columbia are among the 60 college and universities under investigation by Education Department for antisemitism claims.
A federal judge in New York has blocked any efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia university graduate and Palestinian activist who was arrested Saturday night until a conference Wednesday,
Tuesday’s announcement, affecting around 1,300 staff, is the next step in the Trump administration’s attempt to dramatically shrink the federal role in education.
UC has been sent a letter from the U.S. Department of Education warning the school is at risk of 'potential enforcement actions' if they do not 'protect Jewish students on campus.'
The Trump administration has canceled $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University, stating that persistent anti-Israel encampments and harassment of Jewish students on campus have gone unaddressed.