Dept. of Education opens antisemitism investigation at Sarah Lawrence College, where Hillel alleged atmosphere of intimidation
- The Federal Department of Education is opening a Title VI antisemitism investigation into Sarah Lawrence College after a complaint from the campus Hillel chapter about a hostile environment for Jewish students.
- The Hillel chapter alleged that Sarah Lawrence College failed to respond to harassment of Jewish students following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel.
- The Department's Office of Civil Rights is investigating whether the college failed to respond to alleged harassment of students on the basis of national origin in a manner consistent with Title VI.
- Hillels of Westchester hopes this investigation will lead to a meaningful culture shift at Sarah Lawrence College to improve the campus environment for Jewish students.
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US Education Department Launches Probe Into Sarah Lawrence College Over Antisemitism Complaint
Illustrative: A pro-Hamas demonstrator uses a megaphone at Columbia University, on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in New York City, US, Oct. 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar The US Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Sarah Lawrence College to determine whether it failed to correct an allegedly hostile environment caused by antisemitism. The inquiry by …
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