Complaint accuses Northwestern of discriminating against Palestinian, Muslim students
CHICAGO -- The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Northwestern University in response to a complaint from Palestinian and Muslim students—who say the school created a hostile environment and failed to protect them from threats and discrimination. Palestine Legal, an independent legal organization that defends Palestine advocacy, filed the Title VI complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights on behalf of four students in April.
13, 2023, the university announced the creation of the committee to combat antisemitism and 'other forms of hate,' the email said, and included one mention of hate directed toward other groups, including students of Palestinian heritage. 'Anti-Palestinian hate and Islamophobia are afterthoughts because they're not even named in the title, but antisemitism is,' she said.
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