HHS Says Columbia in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Law

Columbia University acted “with deliberate indifference” toward the ongoing harassment of its Jewish students, according to a government inquiry that concluded the Ivy League institution in New York violated federal civil rights law.

The announcement came as Columbia is locked in a battle over federal funding and scrutiny, part of a Trump administration campaign to pressure higher education institutions and seek sweeping changes on everything from their response to campus protests to admissions criteria and academic oversight.