Probe finds two universities failed to protect Jewish and Muslim students

By Laura Meckler, The Washington PostPro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during the University of Michigan's Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., May 4, 2024. two universities failed to adequately protect both Jewish and Muslim students in the heated days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and during the war in Gaza that followed.

“Hate has no place on our college campuses — ever,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. He called the resolutions a positive step forward but said, “Sadly, we have witnessed a series of deeply concerning incidents in recent months.” A firefighter retrieves a Palestinian flag from a gate to the City University of New York, May 1, 2024, in New York.

One incident involved an October 2023 event on the central campus in Ann Arbor, where protesters shouted about “Nazi liberation,” the investigation concluded. The Office for Civil Rights said it could not find evidence that the university responded to the event beyond forwarding the report to its public affairs office for a response.

In another, widely reported incident in November 2023, a student reported that someone yelled that she had “terrorist” friends because she participated in a pro-Palestinian protest. The university responded with a restorative circle, a commonly used alternative to discipline in which those involved are encouraged to apologize, but it did not take further action. This was also listed among cases in which there were inadequate responses.

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