{"id":2412176,"date":"2025-03-10T19:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-warns-60-colleges-and-universities-to-do-better-to-stop-antisemitism-on-campus-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:12:15","slug":"education-department-warns-60-colleges-and-universities-to-do-better-to-stop-antisemitism-on-campus-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-warns-60-colleges-and-universities-to-do-better-to-stop-antisemitism-on-campus-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department warns 60 colleges and universities to \u2018do better\u2019 to stop antisemitism on campus &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feducation-department-warns-60-colleges-and-universities-to-do-better-to-stop-antisemitism-on-campus-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S.\u2064 department of Education has \u2064issued a warning to 60 colleges and universities, urging them to take\u200b stronger measures against antisemitism on campus or face consequences. In a letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahonS\u200b Office of Civil Rights, the institutions were reminded that\u200d they are under investigation for potential violations of Title VI \u200cof the Civil Rights Act regarding harassment\u2064 and discrimination \u2062against Jewish students. The letter emphasizes that these institutions,\u200b which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayo-clinic-debuts-woke-policies-including-wearable-pronoun-buttons\/\" title=\"Mayo Clinic Debuts Woke Policies Including Wearable Pronoun Buttons\">receive federal funding<\/a>, \u2063must ensure a safe educational habitat for all\u200b students, including Jewish individuals.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon\u200d expressed disappointment over the ongoing antisemitic incidents affecting Jewish students \u2064at elite U.S. universities, highlighting that \u200dfederal \u200bfunding is contingent upon adherence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">anti-discrimination laws<\/a>.\u2064 The Department has\u2064 launched investigations into several colleges in response to reported antisemitic harassment, and \u200drecent actions include the termination of $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University due to its perceived inaction\u200b on these issues. The warning coincides with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">broader effort involving multiple government agencies<\/a> to combat antisemitism \u2063in educational\u2062 settings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Education Department warns 60 colleges and universities to &lsquo;do better&rsquo; to stop antisemitism on campus<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2034431\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Education Department<\/a> has warned 60 colleges and universities there will be consequences if they do not protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jewish<\/a> students on their respective campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/linda-mcmahon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Linda McMahon<\/a>&lsquo;s Office of Civil Rights issued the warning in a letter Monday, reminding the institutions, federal funding recipients that are all under investigation or monitoring for potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">antisemitism harassment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">and discrimination<\/a>, that they risked enforcement actions if they do not ensure that Jewish students, for example, have uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342960\/trump-labor-pick-confirmed-despite-past-support-controversial-union-legislation\/\">Trump labor pick confirmed despite past support for controversial union legislation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342866\/trump-oval-office-new-portraits\/\">Trump White House showcases fully decorated Oval Office with new portraits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3343040\/trump-swears-in-new-secret-service-director-sean-curran\/\">Trump swears in new Secret Service director charged with protecting his life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,&rdquo; McMahon wrote in a statement.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&ldquo;U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-approves-settlement-in-case-over-black-only-relief-fund\/\" title=\"Federal Court Approves Settlement in Case Over Black-Only Relief Fund\">federal anti-discrimination laws<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under Title VI and after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> signed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-fema-more-power-to-combat-la-wildfires-after-threatening-to-curtail-agency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump grants FEMA more power to combat LA wildfires after threatening to curtail agency - Washington Examiner\">executive order titled &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Additional Measures to Combat Antisemitism,&rdquo; the Education Department&nbsp;launched investigations into five institutions following reports of antisemitic harassment. The 55 additional institutions are under investigation or monitoring in response to similar complaints filed with the Education Department&rsquo;s Office of Civil Rights. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Education Department, in partnership with other members of the Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Justice Department<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/health-and-human-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Health and Human Services Department<\/a>, and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> General Services Administration<\/a>,&nbsp;announced the cancelation&nbsp;of $400 million in federal grants and contracts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Columbia University<\/a> because of the school&rsquo;s &ldquo;continued inaction to protect Jewish students from discrimination,&rdquo; according to Education Department.<\/p>\n<p>The repeal of Columbia&rsquo;s federal grants and contracts prompted Harvard University to announce Monday it was implementing an immediate hiring freeze because of the possibility Trump could make the same decision regarding Harvard.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also coincides with the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Palestinian<\/a> activist and leader of Columbia&rsquo;s encampment movement last year, whose green card was revoked last week because of his &ldquo;activities aligned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a>, a designated terrorist organization,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Homeland Security Department<\/a> spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Columbia graduate and permanent resident negotiated on behalf of the campus protesters who sought to have Columbia divest from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> over its war with Hamas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaza<\/a>. Khalil&rsquo;s pregnant wife is a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Education Department&rsquo;s Office of Civil Rights additionally directed its enforcement staff&nbsp;to make addressing the backlog of complaints related to antisemitic violence and harassment a priority. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the colleges and universities that were sent the Education Department&rsquo;s letter:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Arizona State University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Boston University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Brown University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>California State University, Sacramento&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Chapman University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Columbia University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Cornell University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Drexel University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Washington University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Emerson College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>George Mason University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Harvard University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Illinois Wesleyan University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Indiana University, Bloomington&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Johns Hopkins University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Lafayette College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Lehigh University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Middlebury College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Muhlenberg College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Northwestern University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Ohio State University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Pacific Lutheran University &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Pomona College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Portland State University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Princeton University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Rutgers University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Rutgers University-Newark<\/li>\n<li>Santa Monica College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Lawrence College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Stanford University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>State University of New York Binghamton&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>State University of New York Rockland&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>State University of New York, Purchase&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Swarthmore College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Temple University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The New School&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Tufts University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Tulane University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Union College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of California Davis&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of California San Diego&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of California Santa Barbara&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of California, Berkeley<\/li>\n<li>University of Cincinnati&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Hawaii at Manoa&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Massachusetts Amherst&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Michigan&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Minnesota, Twin Cities&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of North Carolina&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of South Florida&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Southern California&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Tampa&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Tennessee&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Virginia&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Washington-Seattle&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>University of Wisconsin, Madison&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Wellesley College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Whitman College&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Yale University&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2034431\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2034431\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Department warns 60 colleges to improve protections for Jewish students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2412177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/linda-mcmahon-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7053,51440,5152],"class_list":["post-2412176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-antisemitism","tag-colleges-2","tag-education"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/linda-mcmahon-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412176\/revisions\/2412180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}