The Department of Justice announced on Aug. 12 that George Washington University violated civil rights by acting “deliberately indifferent to the hostile educational environment for Jewish, American Israeli, and Israeli students and faculty” despite receiving at least eight complaints about harassment and misconduct.
“Every student has the right to equal educational opportunities without fear of harassment or abuse,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement.
“No one is above the law, and universities that promulgate antisemitic discrimination will face legal consequences.”
The Aug. 12 notice of findings sent to George Washington University President Ellen Granberg described the behavior of students there directed at Jewish students, faculty, and employees as “shocking” and “demonstrably abhorrent, immoral, and, most importantly, illegal.”…