University of Michigan, CUNY Failed to Address Anti-Semitic, Anti-Palestinian Harassment: Education Department

The universities are in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies before a House panel in Washington on April 28, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Education said on June 17 that the University of Michigan and New York’s City University system failed to adequately investigate and address complaints of anti-Semitic or anti-Palestinian harassment linked to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has seen an increase in accusations of campus harassment after Hamas launched a surprise terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.