Bipoc News

Biden Ed Department Approves Another Toothless Anti-Semitism Settlement, This Time With Rutgers

At Rutgers, faculty adopted a BDS resolution in December

Rutgers protest (6ABC Action News), Biden (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

President Joe Biden’s Department of Education reached an agreement Thursday with Rutgers University to settle civil rights complaints alleging that Jewish students faced discrimination on campus since October 2023. The school didn’t admit wrongdoing and agreed only to underwhelming measures, such as reviewing its nondiscrimination policies.

In the resolution, Rutgers agreed to “provide training” to campus police officers and “employees responsible for investigating complaints and other reports of discrimination.” The school also agreed to conduct “listening sessions” and “develop a climate assessment” meant to evaluate “the extent to which students and/or employees are subjected to, or witness discrimination, including harassment,…

Read more…

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *