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Department of Education Opens Probes Into Universities Over Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia Complaints

Title VI under the Civil Rights Act prohibits institutions that get federal funding from discriminating against people based on skin color or ethnicity.
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Department of Education Opens Probes Into Universities Over Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia Complaints
Pro-Palestinian students take part in a protest in support of the Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at Columbia University in New York City, on Oct. 12, 2023. Jeenah Moon/Reuters
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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11/17/2023|Updated: 11/17/2023
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The Department of Education announced on Nov. 16 that it has opened investigations into schools over their handling of complaints of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia amid the war between the Jewish state of Israel and the Islamic terrorist group Hamas.

The schools under investigation for alleged Title VI violations include Columbia University, Cornell University, Wellesley College, University of Pennsylvania, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Lafayette College, and Maize Unified School District.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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