Posts Tagged: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
Ohio State University Accused of Ignoring Antisemitism, Strongly Denies Claims
Three major nonprofit organizations have joined forces as co-litigants in a civil rights complaint alleging that Ohio State University (OSU) has grossly foundered in responding...
Office for Civil Rights Investigating Antisemitism at Ohio State University
Federal scrutiny of antisemitism on American college campuses continues with the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announcing earlier this month that...
Anti-Defamation League Launches New Antisemitism Awareness Campaign
Amid an explosion of antisemitic outrages at US colleges and universities, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday announced a new campaign calling on higher education...
‘Too Few Consequences’: ADL Tells US Colleges to Protect Jewish Students’ Civil Rights, Crack Down on Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday called out American colleges and universities in an open letter, reminding them of their obligation under Title VI of...
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...
‘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...
‘The News That They Needed to Hear’: US Advocates for Jews on Campus Testify Before Knesset on University Antisemitism
American nonprofit leaders on Tuesday testified before an Israeli parliamentary committee to discuss rising antisemitism on American college campuses. Convened by the Knesset Committee on Immigration,...
US Lawmakers Briefed by White House on Forthcoming Antisemitism National Strategy
Members of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism on Wednesday met with White House officials to discuss the Biden administration's forthcoming national strategy to...
George Washington University Ignored Professor’s Antisemitism, Says New Civil Rights Complaint
A Jewish nonprofit has filed a civil rights complaint against George Washington University (GWU), alleging that it neglected to protect students from a psychology professor...
Georgia Tech Embraces IHRA Definition of Antisemitism After Hillel Director Barred From ‘Palestine 101’ Event
One year after allegations that the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) had refused to protect the civil rights of Jewish students and faculty on...
What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Antisemitism Mean for Jewish Students?
Since its announcement earlier this month, US President Donald Trump's executive order on combating antisemitism has drawn both praise and criticism, underscoring the tensions that...
Pro-Israel Groups Urge President of NYU to Act on Discriminatory Statement
JNS.org - With the academic year about to begin, Israel advocacy groups, including the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), StandWithUs (SWU), and Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF),...
Campus Watchdogs Laud Fordham University’s Decision to Ban Notoriously Anti-Israel Student Group
Watchdogs lauded the recent decision by a New York academic institution to prevent a notoriously anti-Israel group from organizing on its campus. AMCHA Initiative co-founder Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and others...
Major Jewish Organization Demands CUNY Investigate Anti-Israel Student Group’s ‘Hateful, Divisive, Antisemitic’ Activities
Jewish students face a hostile and intimidating climate across the campuses of The City University of New York (CUNY), according to a letter that a...
