Shumita Basu

And the letters warned further action would be taken if schools do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus. The schools that received this letter include a mix of large, small, public, and private institutions nationwide.

And the letters warned further action would be taken if schools do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus. The schools that received this letter include a mix of large, small, public, and private institutions nationwide.

To name just a few, Columbia University, Middlebury College in Vermont, Ohio State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Virginia. At these schools over the course of the last year plus, some students have gathered to protest the war in Gaza and express support for Palestinians.

To name just a few, Columbia University, Middlebury College in Vermont, Ohio State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Virginia. At these schools over the course of the last year plus, some students have gathered to protest the war in Gaza and express support for Palestinians.

To name just a few, Columbia University, Middlebury College in Vermont, Ohio State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Virginia. At these schools over the course of the last year plus, some students have gathered to protest the war in Gaza and express support for Palestinians.

Many demonstrators called on their schools to divest from companies that are profiting from the war. And in some of those cases, like at Northwestern University and Brown University, their efforts succeeded. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon characterized the protests as attacks on Jewish students and faculty.

Many demonstrators called on their schools to divest from companies that are profiting from the war. And in some of those cases, like at Northwestern University and Brown University, their efforts succeeded. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon characterized the protests as attacks on Jewish students and faculty.

Many demonstrators called on their schools to divest from companies that are profiting from the war. And in some of those cases, like at Northwestern University and Brown University, their efforts succeeded. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon characterized the protests as attacks on Jewish students and faculty.

Some Jewish students at Columbia and other schools told reporters at the height of protests last year they did feel unsafe at times on their campuses. Students reported verbal harassment from protesters. And at Yale, a student says she was hit in the eye by a Palestinian flag. She believed she was targeted for wearing a Star of David necklace.

Some Jewish students at Columbia and other schools told reporters at the height of protests last year they did feel unsafe at times on their campuses. Students reported verbal harassment from protesters. And at Yale, a student says she was hit in the eye by a Palestinian flag. She believed she was targeted for wearing a Star of David necklace.

Some Jewish students at Columbia and other schools told reporters at the height of protests last year they did feel unsafe at times on their campuses. Students reported verbal harassment from protesters. And at Yale, a student says she was hit in the eye by a Palestinian flag. She believed she was targeted for wearing a Star of David necklace.

But some Jewish students and faculty members have pushed back on assessments of anti-Semitism and say they've supported the anti-war causes on their campuses. And the protesters more broadly have said there is nothing anti-Semitic about protesting Israel's attacks on Gaza, calling for a ceasefire or expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

But some Jewish students and faculty members have pushed back on assessments of anti-Semitism and say they've supported the anti-war causes on their campuses. And the protesters more broadly have said there is nothing anti-Semitic about protesting Israel's attacks on Gaza, calling for a ceasefire or expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

But some Jewish students and faculty members have pushed back on assessments of anti-Semitism and say they've supported the anti-war causes on their campuses. And the protesters more broadly have said there is nothing anti-Semitic about protesting Israel's attacks on Gaza, calling for a ceasefire or expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

Joseph Hawley, an associate professor at Columbia University who is Jewish, made a similar point in a recent conversation with Democracy Now!.

Joseph Hawley, an associate professor at Columbia University who is Jewish, made a similar point in a recent conversation with Democracy Now!.

Joseph Hawley, an associate professor at Columbia University who is Jewish, made a similar point in a recent conversation with Democracy Now!.

Columbia is the Trump administration's biggest higher ed target at the moment. The administration recently canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts with Columbia, claiming the school failed to respond to allegations of anti-Semitism on campus.

Columbia is the Trump administration's biggest higher ed target at the moment. The administration recently canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts with Columbia, claiming the school failed to respond to allegations of anti-Semitism on campus.

Columbia is the Trump administration's biggest higher ed target at the moment. The administration recently canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts with Columbia, claiming the school failed to respond to allegations of anti-Semitism on campus.