FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Education announced Monday that 60 universities are under investigation for « antisemitic discrimination and harassment, » Fox News Digital has learned.
On the list of universities include Harvard University, University of California Davis, University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California, among others.
« The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better, » Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. « U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws. »
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ADDRESSES BIDEN’S ‘BACKLOG’ OF CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM COMPLAINTS: ‘IMMEDIATE PRIORITY’
On Friday, the Trump administration announced its move to investigate as an « immediate priority » outstanding allegations of antisemitism and violence on college campuses across the U.S. after canceling roughly $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University « due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students. »
« Over 140 complaints alleging antisemitic harassment and violence were filed with the Biden Education Department, » Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for the OCR, told Fox News Digital Monday.
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