Posts Tagged: US Department of Education
US Judge Orders Carnegie Mellon to Disclose Documents on Qatari Money in Explosive Lawsuit
A US federal judge has ordered Carnegie Mellon University to release documents relating to its $1 billion financial relationship with the government of Qatar, an...
‘Sharia Stands Against the Oppressor’: CUNY Imam Issues Verbal Fatwa Targeting Jewish Professor at Interfaith Event
A New York City college has been walloped by what witnesses described as a portentous verbal fatwa which disrupted an interfaith event school officials hoped...
Northwestern University Imposes Registration Hold on Students Who Protested Antisemitism Training
Northwestern University has paused course enrollment for an unspecified number of students who refused to participate in anti-discrimination seminars which emphasized antisemitism prevention. According to a...
Another College President Falls With Resignation of Michael Schill From Northwestern University
Northwestern University president Michael Schill resigned on Thursday, just days before the start of fall semester, following nearly two years of a surge in antisemitic...
California Superintendent Vetoes Measure to Fly Israeli Flag at Schools
A California superintendent has nixed plans to display the Israeli flag on the grounds of campuses administered by the Beverly Hills Unified School District, overruling...
‘Nothing Less’: Trump Presses for $500 Million Settlement With Harvard University
US President Donald Trump has said that Harvard University must pay a minimum $500 million penalty as part of a settlement to restore $3 billion...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Demands Resignation of Harvard President Over Potential Trump Settlement
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has called for Harvard University President Alan Garber to resign, citing reports that the chief executive is heading toward a...
Trump Administration Investigates Baltimore Public Schools for Antisemitism
The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) promptly opened an investigation into allegations of antisemitism in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) following...
ADL Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Baltimore City Public Schools, Alleging Rampant Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has filed a Title VI civil rights complaint against Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), alleging that officials refused to respond to...
Brown University Settles With Trump Administration to Restore Federal Funding
Brown University has agreed to pay $50 million dollars and enact a series of reforms put forth by the Trump administration to settle claims involving...
Harvard Sued in Another Antisemitism Lawsuit
Harvard University is at the center of another federal lawsuit alleging that school officials, including its private law enforcement agency, exposed a Jewish student to...
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...
16 States Support Trump Admin Over Harvard in New Amicus Brief as Part of Federal Funding Lawsuit
Attorneys general representing 16 US states have together filed an amicus brief in support of the Trump administration, which is being sued by Harvard University...
Harvard, Jewish Activist ‘Shabbos’ Kestenbaum Settle Antisemitism Lawsuit
Harvard University and Alexander "Shabbos" Kestenbaum have settled a lawsuit in which the former student turned widely known pro-Israel activist accused the institution of violating...
