US EditionGroup Faces Loss of Student Status for Refusing Northwestern's Mandatory Training; Judge Denies TRO
About three dozen students refuse to complete training they say discriminates against Palestinians, arguing it violates the Civil Rights Act, according to the lawsuit.
- Last week, Northwestern Graduate Workers for Palestine and two named graduate students filed a federal lawsuit alleging mandatory antisemitism training censors Palestinian advocacy and violates the Civil Rights Act.
- Federal scrutiny and student complaints prompted Northwestern University to develop antisemitism training after years of harassment tied to protests over the Hamas‑led Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
- The antibias course includes a 22-minute antisemitism video developed with the Jewish United Fund, and Northwestern confirmed 16 students have not completed the training as of Monday.
- On Monday, District Judge Georgia N. Alexakis denied a temporary restraining order, leaving students who refused the training facing university registration holds and student status loss at midnight.
- Amid federal probes, the White House froze $790 million in grants to Northwestern as critics say the IHRA definition adopted by the university penalizes criticism of Israel, and CAIR's involvement faces scrutiny over alleged ties to Hamas.
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Group faces loss of student status for refusing Northwestern’s mandatory training; judge denies TRO – ABC7 (Chicago)
A group of students is suing Northwestern University, alleging that the school's anti-bias training and policies "prohibit expressions of Palestinian identity" by characterizing "criticism of the state of Israel as antisemitic."
Federal judge declines to block Northwestern from disciplining students boycotting antibias training
A federal judge in Chicago declined to issue a temporary restraining order to a group of Northwestern University graduate students Monday, who are boycotting the school’s controversial antibias training video on antisemtism. Two graduate students and the campus organization Northwestern Graduate Workers for Palestine are seeking class-action status in a lawsuit filed against Northwestern last week. They allege that a required section of the univ…
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Usa newsJudge declines to block Northwestern from disciplining students over antisemitism training
A federal judge on Monday declined to block Northwestern University from disciplining students who refused to complete an online anti-bias training that the graduate student plaintiffs say characterizes criticism of Israel as antisemitic. The judge refused to grant a temporary restraining order sought by the graduate students. Their class action lawsuit, filed last week, alleged that Northwestern discriminated against the students, including som…
Islamic Group CAIR’s Lawsuit Against University to Block Antisemitism Course Prompts Derision
People walk on the campus of Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, US, April 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Alban Northwestern University in Illinois is being sued for teaching its students and staff not to indulge or promote antisemitism, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization that has been scrutinized by US authorities over alleged ties to the Palestinian terrorist group…
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