Columbia Violated Student Civil Rights With ‘Deliberate Indifference’ About Antisemitism, Federal Probe Finds

An investigation from the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found Columbia University violated civil rights in its failure to address antisemitism on campus.

HHS said on Thursday Columbia “failed” to adhere to its own policies regarding responding to complaints from Jewish students and enforcing punishments on students engaging in vandalism and illegal and disruptive protests, according to an announcement from the department. Columbia previously caved to the administration’s demands for tackling discrimination on campus after the administration threatened hundreds of millions in federal funding.

“The findings carefully document the hostile environment Jewish students at Columbia University have had to endure for over 19 months, disrupting their 🎓Education, safety, and well-being,” Anthony Archeval, acting director of the Office for Civil Rights at HHS, said in a statement. “We encourage Columbia University to work with us to come to an agreement that reflects meaningful changes that will truly protect Jewish students.”

The Notice of Violation sent to Columbia was issued in conjunction with the Department of 🎓Education’s Office for Civil Rights.