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Rutgers University is the latest institution of higher education that has settled with the U.S. Department of Education over discrimination allegations by Jewish, Israeli, Arab, and Muslim students. The alleged discrimination was on the basis of national origin, including shared ancestry, throughout the university’s four campuses: New Brunswick, Newark (including Rutgers Law School), Camden, and Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences (RBHS), since October 2023.
Between July 2023 and July 2024, the university received more than 400 complaints. Of those reports, 293 were by students with Jewish ancestry and/or Israeli national origin and ancestry, and 147 reports were by students with shared Palestinian, Arab, South Asian, and/or Muslim ancestry.
The investigation found that Rutgers likely operated a hostile environment without redress as required under Title VI.
To resolve the Title VI complaint, Rutgers has agreed to:
The resolution letter and resolution agreement are available on the Office for Civil Rights website.
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Tagged with: Anti-Semitism, Discrimination, Harassment, Islamophobia, Protest, Racism, Title VI, US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights OCR
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