Trump Department of Education Opens Probes Into Anti-Semitism at Columbia, Four Other Universities

Office for Civil Rights is investigating ‘widespread antisemitic harassment’ at Columbia, Berkeley, and Northwestern (Getty Images) The Department of Education on Monday opened investigations into “widespread antisemitic harassment” at Columbia University and four other schools in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians. The probe stems from an executive order

Education Dept. to probe antisemitism at 5 universities

The Education Department announced Monday that it would conduct investigations at five universities where antisemitic harassment incidents have been reported. The institutions being probed are Columbia University; Northwestern University; Portland State University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.  The Education Department said in a news release that investigations respond