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(Washington, DC) — The Department of Education is warning some 60 colleges and universities to protect Jewish students or risk losing federal funds. In letters sent to schools across the country Monday, the department said that the Civil Rights Act requires students to have uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon noted the pro-Palestinian protests that have broken out since the Israel-Hamas war started in 2023, calling them “relentless antisemitic eruptions.” The list of school who could lose funding include Harvard University and Middlebury College.
Last week, Columbia University lost 400-million-dollars in federal grants and contracts for what the government says is continued inaction to protect Jewish students from discrimination.
