Posts Tagged: US Department of Education
Wellesley College President Denounces Extreme Anti-Zionist Rhetoric, Rebuffing School Faculty
Wellesley College President Paula Johnson has pushed back on faculty pressuring her to condone certain anti-Israel rhetoric on campus, stating in an open letter that...
Biden Administration Again Delays Civil Rights Protections Against Antisemitism
The administration of US President Joe Biden has once again delayed issuing new federal regulations that would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition...
Concealed Foreign Money to US Universities Linked to Campus Antisemitism, Erosion of Liberal Norms: Report
Billions of dollars in concealed and undocumented donations from foreign governments — many of which are authoritarian — to US institutions of higher education are...
Top Biden Administration Officials Pressed by College Students on Rising Campus Antisemitism
Senior Biden administration officials on Thursday attended a fraught meeting at Towson University in Maryland, where students from three local colleges aired their frustrations about...
‘Unfinished Business’: Biden Admin’s New Actions Against Antisemitism Laudable But Not Enough, Expert Says
The Biden administration's latest announcement on taking new steps to combat anti-Jewish discrimination is a major development in the right direction, but the US still...
‘Dismayed’: US Lawmaker Calls on Ivy League Schools to Clamp Down on Campus Antisemitism
US House Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is calling on the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University — two of America's most prestigious institutions of higher...
‘Mixed Bag’: New US Education Department Guidance Both Helps, Harms Jewish Community, Ex-Top Official Says
A new "Dear Colleague" letter issued by the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) includes a "mixed bag" of measures that will...
Leading Jewish Civil Rights Group Applauds US Lawmakers Calling on Biden Admin to Resolve Campus Antisemitism Complaints
A leading Jewish civil rights group on Tuesday applauded a bipartisan group of 84 members of the US Congress for issuing a letter that urged...
US Government Investigating George Washington University for Alleged Anti-Palestinian Discrimination
The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened a first of its kind investigation of alleged anti-Palestinian discrimination at George Washington University,...
‘Historic Victory’: US Gov’t Rules That University of Vermont Failed to Address Campus Antisemitism
The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled that the University of Vermont (UVM) failed to respond to numerous complaints of...
University of Vermont Denies It Mishandled Alleged Antisemitic Incidents
The president of University of Vermont (UVM) is denying allegations that school officials mishandled a series of reported antisemitic incidents that occurred in 2021. Responding publicly...
Department of Education Launches Investigation into Antisemitism Allegations at University of Vermont
The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened a formal civil rights investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the University of...
US Colleges Failing Religious Minorities Says New Study
A new study that surveyed nearly two thousand US colleges and universities found that two-thirds don't have student groups for Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim...
Complaint Alleging Antisemitism at University of Illinois Prompts Diverging Responses From Faculty
A controversy around allegations of widespread antisemitism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has prompted faculty to weigh in on the debate in two...
