Columbia University is just the start of a long-brewing backlash. On Monday of this week the Trump administration’s Department of Education put 60 schools on notice that they will lose federal funding if they don’t do more to crack down on antisemitism on campus.
“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,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “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.”
On Friday the DOE sent another letter to more than 50 schools warning them that…