US EditionNY Post: Columbia University Faces Federal Investigation After Janitors Report Anti-Semitic Harassment
- Two janitors at Columbia University, Lester Wilson and Mario Torres, allege they faced anti-Semitic harassment and violence, leading to a federal investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over their claims.
- The janitors reported being forced to clean swastikas on campus and later faced retaliation for speaking out, according to their complaints.
- Wilson and Torres allege an unsafe environment with retaliatory harassment, claiming that the university's failure to address this environment violated federal discrimination laws.
- Former US Attorney General Bill Barr supports the investigation, stating that Columbia has a legal and moral obligation to protect the civil rights of its students and employees.
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Linda McMahon says colleges that tolerate antisemitism will suffer continued defunding
Higher education institutions that fail to effectively tamp down on antisemitism will face continued defunding until they correct course, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon says. “Discrimination in any form is not to be tolerated on any campus,” she said. “It’s totally unacceptable.” McMahon is doubling down on actions President Donald Trump’s administration took to address violence and discrimination against Jewish students at…
Columbia University's Anti-Semitism Problem
In January, when the historian Avi Shilon returned to Columbia University from winter break, a thought coursed through his mind: If calm can take hold in Gaza, then perhaps it could also happen in Morningside Heights. Just a few days earlier, in time for the start of the semester, Hamas and Israel had brokered a cease-fire in their war
Columbia University janitors claim anti-Israel encampment accused them of being ‘Jew-lovers’ and spray painted swastikas around campus - The Jewish Chronicle
The charge comes after the Trump Administration announced it would be cutting up to $400 million in funding over the Ivy League school’s failure to tackle antisemitism
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