The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating a complaint against Ohio State University , alleging the school failed to respond to antisemitic incidents on campus.
The agency opened its investigation into Ohio State , as well as three other universities and one school district, on Jan. 16 for alleged Title VI complaints. Title VI prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin, including shared ancestry, by universities that receive federal funding.
According to a Jan. 16 letter addressed to Ohio State President Ted Carter from the agency, a complainant alleged that Ohio State “discriminated against students on the basis of their national origin (shared Jewish ancestry) by failing to respond to incidents of harassment on the University campus during fall 2023.”
The other three institutions include the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, Temple University, and the Oakland Unified School District in California.