Posts Tagged: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
US Government Investigates George Mason University Over DEI Reverse Racism Claims
Arlington, Virginia —The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether George Mason University (GMU), located in the Northern Virginia region, based its...
Hardball: Trump Administration Reports Harvard to Accreditor Over Antisemitism Allegations
The Trump administration escalated its showdown against Harvard University on Wednesday, reporting the institution to its accreditor for alleged civil rights violations resulting from its...
‘We Need Accountability’: US House Report Condemns Universities’ Response to Rising Antisemitism
Antisemitism is surging in higher education, but universities have chosen to protect their brands rather than fight the targeting of Jewish and pro-Israel members of...
Temple University Resolves Civil Rights Case Alleging Failure to Address Antisemitism
Temple University in Philadelphia has settled a civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), agreeing to address what...
Occidental College Settles Antisemitism Complaint
Occidental College in Los Angeles has agreed to "sweeping reforms" of its handling of antisemitism to settle a civil rights complaint brought by the Anti-Defamation...
Law Firm Implores Northwestern University to ‘Nullify’ Deal With Pro-Hamas Group
A Jewish civil rights organization has issued a blistering legal letter to Northwestern University, demanding the "nullification" of a series of concessions school president Michael...
Middlebury College Response to Antisemitism Allegations Slammed by Watchdog Group
Middlebury College on Tuesday issued, as well as deleted, statements which indirectly responded to allegations of institutional antisemitism that a civil rights group lodged against...
Antisemitism Accusations Lodged Against Middlebury College
Accusations of institutional antisemitism against Middlebury College in Vermont have been lodged in a civil rights complaint filed by StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ),...
‘Mockery’: Sephardic Jewish Group Slams CUNY Over Antisemitic Commencement Speech
The Sephardic Community Alliance (SCA), a group representing thousands of Sephardic Jews from the New Jersey and New York City area, has written to City...
Congressman Calls for Civil Rights Investigation of CUNY Law School
Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NY) on Monday called on the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to investigate City University of New York...
University of Vermont President Denounces Antisemitism Weeks After Widely Criticized Statement on Jew Hatred
University of Vermont (UVM) president Suresh Garimella on Friday issued a statement strongly condemning antisemitism and pledging to hold those guilty of it "fully accountable." "I...
Civil Rights Complaint Accuses Georgia Tech of Failing to ‘Confront Antisemitism, Protect Rights of Jewish Students and Faculty’
A civil rights complaint has been filed with the US Department of Education against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), alleging that the school...
Columbia University Faces Second Recent Complaint Alleging Antisemitic Discrimination
An alumna of Columbia University in New York submitted a complaint to the US Education Department on Tuesday alleging a hostile environment for Jewish students --...
US Jewish Civil Rights Group Calls for Federal Law to Counter Religious Bullying, Harassment in Schools
A leading Jewish human rights group called on the federal government on Friday to take action against religiously-motivated bullying in American schools. Aviva Vogelstein, director of...
