‘The Task Force’s mandate is to bring the full force of the federal government to bear in our effort to eradicate Anti-Semitism, particularly in schools,’ says Leo Terrell, the task force’s head
The Trump administration’s task force to combat anti-Semitism will visit Columbia University and nine other schools that have faced anti-Semitic incidents following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
The task force’s head, senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights Leo Terrell, on Thursday notified the 10 universities that they may have violated federal law by failing to protect Jewish students and faculty from illegal discrimination, according to the Justice Department. Terrell said the multi-agency task force will meet with university leadership, impacted students and…
