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HHS Opens Civil Rights Investigation into Northwestern Over Alleged Antisemitism

The probe will assess whether the university violated Title VI by failing to protect Jewish students, as federal funding remains partially frozen.

People walk by the arch on the Northwestern University campus, March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new Title VI investigation into Northwestern University for alleged discrimination against Jewish students.
  • The investigation follows a complaint from an advocacy organization alleging systemic issues with the university's efforts to ensure nondiscrimination.
  • Northwestern is already under a separate Department of Education probe launched in February 2025 for similar allegations of antisemitism on campus.
  • The Trump administration has frozen $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern and issued stop-work orders to over 100 university labs as part of enforcement measures.
  • In response to earlier probes, Northwestern implemented mandatory antisemitism training and updated its Student Code of Conduct, which it claims have led to fewer reported incidents this academic year.