SEATTLE — The University of Washington (UW) is facing a federal civil rights investigation into its handling of alleged antisemitism, after a top Justice Department official authorized a review and singled out a former student group planning a fundraiser.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted Monday on social media that she has authorized a civil rights investigation at UW.
In the same post on X, Dhillon named SUPER UW, a former student group, and criticized its plans to hold a fundraiser “tonight” for the “Lebanese resistance.”…