Federal task force visiting 10 college campuses to combat antisemitism

• The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced it will visit 10 college campuses that have experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023. The task force will meet with university leaders, impacted students and staff, local law enforcement and community members to determine if remedial action is needed.
• The 10 schools to be visited include Columbia University, George Washington University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Northwestern University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, the University of Minnesota and USC.
• Since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023, antisemitic incidents have increased in the U.S., particularly on college campuses.

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The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced on Friday, Feb. 28, that it would visit 10 college campuses soon. The task force said these universities have all experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023.

What will the task force do at the campuses?

The Department of Justice said the task force will meet with university leaders, impacted students and staff, local law enforcement and community members. The group will also decide if remedial action is warranted due to the incidents.

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Leo Terrell is a leading task force member and senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights. He informed the 10 schools of the upcoming visits, according to The Hill.

“The President, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, and the entire Administration are committed to ensuring that no one should feel unsafe or unwelcome on campus because of their religion,” Terrell said.

What schools will be visited?

These 10 schools will be visited by the DOJ task force:

• Columbia University
• George Washington University
• Harvard University
• Johns Hopkins University
• New York University
• Northwestern University
• The University of California, Los Angeles
• The University of California, Berkeley
• The University of Minnesota
• The University of Southern California

What are these schools accused of doing?

Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which led to the war in Gaza, antisemitism incidents skyrocketed in the U.S. Many of those incidents were reported on college campuses.

Republican lawmakers launched a year-long investigation into the incidents and have had multiple hearings. The investigation led to the resignations of at least two university presidents. That includes Harvard President Claudine Gay.

In July, Harvard University also agreed to settle two lawsuits that accused the Ivy League school of not doing enough to protect Jewish students.

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The Department of Education has announced a similar investigation into five public universities. The Education Department claims these schools also didn’t do enough to protect against antisemitism.