Posts Tagged: US Department of Education
Antisemitism Complaint Filed With US Education Department Surrounding Columbia University
JNS.org - A complaint has been filed with the US Department of Education accusing Columbia University of discriminating against Jewish and Israeli students. The complaint filed...
88 Groups Urge US Education Dept. to Prevent Misuse of Taxpayer Funds to Boycott Israel
Eighty-eight groups urged the US Department of Education on Wednesday to safeguard against the misuse of federal funds to promote boycotts of Israel in academia. In...
In Resolution With Federal Education Department, UNC Commits to Anti-Bias Training
JNS.org - University of North Carolina - Following an order by the US Department of Education, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced...
US Department of Education Investigates NYU Over Antisemitism Allegations
JNS.org - The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into antisemitism allegations at New York University. Department attorneys, who filed...
Department of Ed: Duke-UNC Mideast Studies Has ‘Little or No Relevance’ to Grant Program
JNS.org - The US Department of Education deemed that the Duke-University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies misused federal funding in hosting an...
Rep. Omar Signs Onto Never Again Education Act
JNS.org - US Rep Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has signed onto the Never Again Education Act that, if enacted, would create a grant program at the...
At US Department of Education, Kenneth Marcus Tackles Antisemitism in All Its Varied Forms
JNS.org - Kenneth L. Marcus was confirmed last summer by the US Senate as assistant secretary for civil rights at the US Department of Education...
Williams College Reaches Resolution With Department of Ed After Nixing Pro-Israel Group
JNS.org - Williams College has reached a resolution agreement with the US Department of Education in lieu of an investigation over the student government rejecting a...
‘Never Again Education Act’ to be Introduced in US Senate
JNS.org - A bipartisan group of Senators plan to introduce this week the “Never Again Education Act” that, if enacted, would create a grant program...
US Department of Education Studying Williams College for Possible Discrimination
JNS.org - The US Department of Education is investigating Williams College for possibly violating anti-discriminatory law over the student government rejecting a new pro-Israel group, Williams...
Expert: ‘Paralyzed’ Education Department Unable to Protect Jews on Campus Due to System’s Lack of Antisemitism Definition
A legal expert last week called the US Department of Education (DoED) “paralyzed” when it comes to protecting Jewish students, due to the absence of a system-wide...
California Congressman Urges Education Secretary to Adopt State Dept Definition of Antisemitism, in Face of ‘Undeniable’ Increase in Jew-Hatred on Campus
A California congressman appealed to the Department of Education this week to adopt the State Department's definition of antisemitism, in order to combat an “undeniable” increase in Jew-hatred on...
