COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – A federal agency is investigating Ohio State University after receiving a complaint claiming the university has failed to address antisemitic incidents on campus.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened a Title VI investigation into Ohio State Jan. 16. In a letter addressed to Ohio State President Ted Carter , the office said it received a complaint that the university’s failure to respond to “incidents of harassment” this past fall amounted to discrimination on the basis of Jewish ancestry.
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The letter to Carter emphasized that the investigation does not mean it has determined the university has violated Title VI’s mandate against discrimination based on race, color or national origin. Office of Civil Rights investigations follow a lengthy process, one that typically takes years.
“Ohio State has never – and will never – tolerate discrimination or harassment of anyone based on their religious beliefs, nationality or identity,” Ohio State spokesperson Ben Johnson said in a statement.