Here are the 60 universities under investigation by the Trump administration

• The Department of Education is investigating 60 universities for possible antisemitic discrimination and harassment. The department sent the institutions letters warning them of potential enforcement actions under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. 
• Last week, the department canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University due to alleged inaction to protect Jewish students from discrimination. 
• Beginning in April 2024, thousands of students protested Israel’s military operations in Gaza at college campuses across the country.

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The Department of Education is investigating 60 universities for possible antisemitic discrimination and harassment. The department sent the institutions letters warning them of potential enforcement actions under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.  

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. 

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits any institution that receives federal funds from discriminating based on race, color and national origin, which includes Jewish ancestry. 

According to the department, protecting Jewish students includes uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. 

“U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws,” McMahon added. 

President Trump signed an executive order on January 29 titled “Additional Measures to Combat Antisemitism.” To comply with the order, the department launched investigations into five universities. It expanded to 55 more after complaints were filed with the Office of Civil Rights. 

Last week, the department canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University due to alleged inaction to protect Jewish students from discrimination. 

Beginning in April 2024, thousands of students at college campuses across the country protested Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Protestors demanded their colleges divest any endowment funds that may be invested in Israeli companies while calling for peace in the region. The protests escalated when students started occupying buildings and disrupting classes and libraries, which prevented students from attending class and studying for finals. That led to mass arrests. 

Here’s the full list of universities that received letters: 

• American University 
• Arizona State University 
• Boston University 
• Brown University 
• California State University, Sacramento 
• Chapman University 
• Columbia University 
• Cornell University 
• Drexel University 
• Eastern Washington University 
• Emerson College 
• George Mason University 
• Harvard University 
• Illinois Wesleyan University 
• Indiana University, Bloomington 
• Johns Hopkins University 
• Lafayette College 
• Lehigh University 
• Middlebury College 
• Muhlenberg College 
• Northwestern University 
• Ohio State University 
• Pacific Lutheran University     
• Pomona College 
• Portland State University 
• Princeton University 
• Rutgers University 
• Rutgers University-Newark
• Santa Monica College 
• Sarah Lawrence College 
• Stanford University 
• State University of New York Binghamton 
• State University of New York Rockland 
• State University of New York, Purchase 
• Swarthmore College 
• Temple University 
• The New School 
• Tufts University 
• Tulane University 
• Union College 
• University of California Davis 
• University of California San Diego 
• University of California Santa Barbara 
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Cincinnati 
• University of Hawaii at Manoa 
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 
• University of Michigan 
• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
• University of North Carolina 
• University of South Florida 
• University of Southern California 
• University of Tampa 
• University of Tennessee 
• University of Virginia 
• University of Washington-Seattle 
• University of Wisconsin, Madison 
• Wellesley College 
• Whitman College 
• Yale University