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USC said Tuesday that it has taken significant steps to combat anti-Jewish hatred on campus, as federal civil rights officials prepare to investigate a complaint that the university allowed "a hostile environment of anti-Semitism" to proliferate.
The U.S. Department of Education will investigate USC after a Jewish student claimed she resigned from student government because she endured harassment over her pro-Israel views.
"USC has failed its Jewish students by its lack of action," Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) head Roytman Dratwa said.
The Office for Civil Rights will investigate whether USC failed to protect a Jewish student from discrimination and harassment because of her support for Israel.
"USC has failed its Jewish students by its lack of action," Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) head Roytman Dratwa said.