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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Offenhartz

Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students

Columbia University Commencement - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus.

The finding was announced late Thursday by the Health and Human Services Department, marking the latest blow for an Ivy League school already shaken by federal cutbacks and sustained government pressure to crackdown on student speech.

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