The Trump administration said it has sent a letter to Ohio State University and 59 other higher education institutions warning of potential consequences for failing to deal with claims of anti-semitism.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent a letter Monday to the universities that have been named as targets of an investigation by the Trump administration into what it calls "antisemitic harassment and discrimination" against Jewish students on campus.
The letter said the universities need to fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students.
Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in institutions that receive federal funding.
The University of Cincinnati was the only other Ohio college or university to receive a letter.
Ohio State said it has not received a letter from the Department of Education.
“Ohio State has no tolerance for antisemitism, discrimination or hatred,” Ohio State spokesman Ben Johnson said in a statement.
The letter follows the Trump administration's announcement Friday that it's canceling $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. The administration cited what it says is the school's “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
Over several days last spring hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters protested in Ohio State's South Oval. During the first day of the protest, about three dozen people were arrested by Ohio State police.
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