Education Secretary Linda McMahon warns 60 colleges over antisemitism on campus
Dozens of universities across the country received a federal government warning on Monday over their obligation to protect Jewish students on campus, just as President Donald Trump's administration clamps down on pro-Palestinian protesters.
Dozens of universities across the country received a federal government warning Monday over their obligation to protect Jewish students on campus, just as President Donald Trump's administration clamps down on pro-Palestinian protesters.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon wrote to 60 institutions — many of which were the site of lengthy, and at times fractious, protests last year — telling them they would face "potential enforcement actions" if they failed to uphold Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in regard to Jewish students.
That part of the law makes it illegal to discriminate "on the basis of race, color, and national origin" in any activities that get federal funding.
Six out of eight Ivy League institutions are on the list, including Columbia University and Harvard University.
The move comes as hundreds of protesters gathered in New York City on Monday to demand the release of pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, while a court decides whether to deport the Syrian-born man after his student visa was revoked. A detention hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
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