Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses: A Look at the Trump Administration's Civil Rights Enforcement Efforts One Year In
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In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Education began investigating dozens of colleges - including Harvard and Columbia - for possible violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act for their alleged failure to protect Jewish students from harassment and discrimination on campus. The administration threatened to withhold federal funding and many colleges struck deals to preserve their funding. Critics charged the administration with heavy-handed enforcement tactics that burdened academic freedom and free speech on campus. Join our panel of experts as they explore how these enforcement efforts have played out after one year and what we may expect in the future.
Featuring:
- Prof. David D. Cole, Hon. George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy, Georgetown Law School
- Erik S. Jaffe, Partner, Schaerr | Jaffe LLP
- Dr. Chris Schorr, Director of the Higher Education Reform Initiative, America First Policy Institute
- Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies, Manhattan Institute
- (Moderator) Andrew Grossman, Partner, BakerHostetler LLP
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