HHS Investigation Finds Columbia University Violated Civil Rights of Jewish Students

Columbia University was urged to come to an agreement that reflects ‘meaningful changes’ to its policies, the federal agency stated.
HHS Investigation Finds Columbia University Violated Civil Rights of Jewish Students
The main campus of Columbia University in New York City on April 12, 2025. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
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Columbia University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students from harassment, according to the findings of investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.

Findings from the office, announced on May 22, showed that the university acted with “deliberate indifference” toward the harassment of Jewish students by other students from Oct. 7, 2023—when Hamas-led terrorists launched attacks on Israel, prompting an Israeli military counteroffensive in Gaza—through to the present, the Office for Civil Rights said in a statement.
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