Overview

• The U.S. Department of Education has opened antisemitism investigations at the University of Minnesota, Temple University, Brown University, and other institutions.
• The investigations were triggered by complaints about anti-Israel protests and statements condemning Israel by faculty members.
• Richard Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, and Zachary Marschall, a professor at the University of Kentucky, are among those who filed the complaints.
• More than 50 Title VI “shared ancestry” investigations have been opened since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
• The Department of Education is also investigating two large Bay Area public school districts where families have cited antisemitism concerns.