Trump, Jewish and civil rights
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Specifically, Columbia University is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protects against discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin, according to the
A federal probe found Columbia University violated the rights of Jewish students since campus protests took hold following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terror attack on Israel, the government announced
The federal government formally accused the university of violating civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students.
It marked the latest blow for an Ivy League school already shaken by federal cutbacks and sustained government pressure.
Columbia is already in talks with the administration, which in March cut $400 million in grants and contracts to the school, citing antisemitism concerns on campus.
Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.