Campus Antisemitism
It highlighted five top issues of concern for Jewish students, as well as addressed faculty members and university administrations.
“Nobody should have to study at a university named after a Jew-hater,” said Michael Blume, the commissioner against anti-Semitism for the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Combating anti-Semitism, said Susan Samueli, “requires a community effort, and we hope this matching gift will inspire others.”
Former student Danielle Greyman, 23, is arguing that she did not pass because her paper about crimes committed by Hamas against Palestinians did not blame the Jewish state.
An open investigation by the OCR means that the university will now have to answer questions from the U.S. Department of Education and embark on an effort to reform its practices while demonstrating tangible change or risk losing its federal funding.
The filing from the American Center for Law & Justice calls for a U.S. Department of Education investigation into pervasive discrimination against Jews at the City University of New York.
“It’s about a bunch of Europeans back in the middle of the 19th century deciding that they were going to take over this piece of land, and kick out anybody that lived there and take it over for themselves and their own little cabal,” alleges the musician.
“We vehemently stand against the Zionist movement within CUNY that aims to criminalize and demonize Palestinian students and workers,” reads the statement.
Trevor York, 35, has been charged with seven counts of mischief and damage to property, and one count of break and enter.
S.A.F.E. CUNY files complaints with city and state agencies alleging violations of anti-discrimination laws.
New York City Council members grow frustrated with the lack of answers, action—and absence—by the administration and its representatives.
The Curry College Public Safety Department carried out the internal investigation with help from the FBI, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Milton Police Department.
