On Tuesday, the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched an investigation into instances of alleged anti-Semitism at Harvard University, due to anti-Israel demonstrations in the wake of the October 7th attacks.
According to Fox News, a letter from the OCR’s Boston office, signed by chief attorney Kristi Harris, declared that the investigation would focus on whether or not Harvard “failed to respond to alleged harassment of students based on their national origin (shared Jewish ancestry and/or Israeli) in a manner consistent with the requirements of Title VI.”
“Please note that opening the complaint for investigation in no way implies that OCR has made a determination on the merits of the complaint,” the letter continues. “During the investigation, OCR is a neutral factfinder, collecting and analyzing relevant evidence from you, the University, and other sources, as appropriate. Our goal is the prompt resolution of the complaint.”
The complaint was filed against the Ivy League university by an alumnus who has remained anonymous. The former student claims that Harvard committed discrimination against Jewish and Israel…
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