Friday, February 7, 2025

Department of Education Investigating Anti-Semitism at 5 Colleges, Including Columbia (Connecting the Dots: Our Universities, The U.S. Department of Education & Soros Funding)

Researcher’s Note: The Dems strong hold is in our schools. When you pay your child’s tuition you feed their network. They are upset now because Trump is killing their cash cow. I encourage every parent to watch the Norman Dodd interview to see when our schools were hijacked by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace over 100 years ago. Ed Griffin had the insight to get this interview with Norman Dodd as he was in poor health at the time of this interview and passed away shortly after.

Department of Education Investigating Anti-Semitism at 5 Colleges, Including Columbia (Connecting the Dots: Our Universities, The U.S. Department of Education & Soros Funding)

The Department of Education announced the investigations on Feb. 3.

The Epoch Times

By Zachary Stieber

2/4/2025 Updated: 2/5/2025

Demonstrators supporting Palestinians in Gaza at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in New York on April 30, 2024. Alex Kent/Getty Images

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/department-of-education-investigating-anti-semitism-at-5-colleges-including-columbia-5803920

The U.S. Department of Education said in a Feb. 3 statement that it is investigating allegations of anti-Semitism at five colleges, including Columbia University and the University of California, Berkeley.

The department’s Office for Civil Rights is launching the investigations in response to what it described as an explosion of anti-Semitism on American university campuses following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorist attack against Israel.

Officials are probing Northwestern University, Portland State University, and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, in addition to Columbia and Berkeley.

“Too many universities have tolerated widespread antisemitic harassment and the illegal encampments that paralyzed campus life last year, driving Jewish life and religious expression underground,” Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement.

“Today, the Department is putting universities, colleges, and K-12 schools on notice: this administration will not tolerate continued institutional indifference to the wellbeing of Jewish students on American campuses, nor will it stand by idly if universities fail to combat Jew hatred and the unlawful harassment and violence it animates.”

A U.S. House of Representatives committee concluded in a 2024 report that administrators at universities made concessions to organizers of illegal encampments, which were often full of people protesting against Israel, and withheld support from Jewish students.

At some schools, such as Columbia, faculty members “worked to prevent disciplinary action from being taken against students who violated official policies and even the law,” the panel found.

Minouche Shafik, who was Columbia’s president at the time, stepped down in 2024.

Columbia’s interim president and her team have taken action since then to address anti-Semitism, including strengthening the school’s disciplinary process, Columbia said in a statement on Monday

Columbia said that school officials are reviewing communication it received from the Department of Education.

“Columbia strongly condemns antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, and we are resolute that calling for, promoting, or glorifying violence or terror has no place at our University,” the school said, adding that it looks forward to working with the Trump administration “to combat antisemitism and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students, faculty, and staff.”

A Northwestern spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the school plans to comply with the investigation.

“There is no place for antisemitism or any form of identity-based discrimination or hate at Northwestern University. Free expression and academic freedom are among our core values, but we have made clear that these values provide no excuse for behavior that threatens the well-being of others,” the spokesperson said. “We are confident in the actions we have taken to address antisemitism on our campus, including updating our Student Code of Conduct, our disciplinary procedures and making investments in public safety. We continue to work tirelessly to make our university a safe and non-discriminatory educational institution.”

A University of Minnesota spokesperson said that it has received a notice from the department and will be reviewing the details.

“We are confident in our approach to combating hate and bias on our campus and will fully cooperate with this investigation,” the spokesperson said. “The University continues to stand firmly against antisemitism. We have and will continue to respond promptly and fully to any reports of harassment, intimidation, or bias against Jewish students—or any other members of our University community—in accordance with our University values, our own policies, and our responsibility under the law.”

A spokesperson for Portland State told The Epoch Times in an email that it will cooperate with the Department of Education.

“The university continues to support and engage with efforts to combat antisemitism and mitigate the impact of hate and bias. Our commitment is steadfast and unwavering as we continue to create avenues for dialogue, support, and understanding,” the spokesperson said.

The University of California–Berkeley is going to comply with the investigation, a spokesperson for the university told The Epoch Times in an email. The school has worked in recent years to confront antisemitism, the spokesperson said.

Federal officials announced the probes the same day the U.S. Department of Justice said it was forming a task force to “root out anti-Semitic harassment in schools and on college campuses.”

Representatives from the Department of Education and other agencies are on the task force.

Both the probes and the task force were established under President Donald Trump’s Jan. 29 executive order that calls for administration officials to take new steps to combat anti-Semitism.

Connecting the Dots:

Jimmy Carter created the U.S. Department of Education in 1979, was the president of the Jimmy Carter administration and an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Jeffrey D. Sachs is a director at the Millennium Promise and a professor at Columbia University.

Michael I. Sovern was a president emeritus for Columbia University and is a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was a trustee at Columbia University and an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle.

James Cole Jr. was a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and is the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education.

Shirley M. Hufstedler was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Education and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Martin Meyerson was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the president for the University of Pennsylvania.

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown University.

Stephen Friedman is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a chairman for Columbia University.

Timothy K. Krauskopf is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee at Northwestern University.

Joyce Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and Achieve Inc.

Achieve Inc. helped develop the Common Core educational standards.

Michael Cohen is the president of Achieve Inc. and was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education.

Valerie B. Jarrett was a director at the Joyce Foundation, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.

Arne S. Duncan was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Education for the Barack Obama administration and the superintendent for the Chicago Public Schools.

David J. Vitale was the chief administrative officer for the Chicago Public Schools, the president of the president of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Norman R. Bobins was a member of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Penny S. Pritzker was a member of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president for the Barack Obama administration.   

Faith Elizabeth Gay was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP and is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Common Cause.

Christopher Edley Jr. is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society, was a governing board member for the Common Cause and a law school dean for the University of California, Berkeley.

David H. Romer is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Steven L. Rattner was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a fellow at Brown University.

Ann M. Fudge is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an overseer at Harvard University.

Joan E. Spero was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at Columbia University.

Louis Henkin was a professor at Columbia University and a director at the Human Rights First.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

James D. Zirin was a director at the Human Rights First and is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Mark A. Angelson was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and a director at the Human Rights First.

William D. Zabel is the chair for the Human Rights First and was George Soros’s divorce lawyer.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights First and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Robert Legvold was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a professor emeritus at Columbia University.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).        

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor at Harvard University.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor; former president of Harvard University.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank)John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Shirley M. Hufstedler was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Education.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Martin Meyerson was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the president for the University of Pennsylvania.

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown University.

Stephen Friedman is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a chairman for Columbia University.

Timothy K. Krauskopf is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee at Northwestern University.

Joyce Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and Achieve Inc.

Achieve Inc. helped develop the Common Core educational standards.

Michael Cohen is the president of Achieve Inc. and was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education.

Kevin Jennings was an assistant deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Education and the founder & executive director for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.

Michael Cohen was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education and is the president of Achieve Inc.

Achieve Inc. helped develop the Common Core educational standards.

Joyce Foundation was a funder for Achieve Inc. and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Shirley M. Hufstedler was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Education.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a professor at Harvard University.

Robert K. Steel is the chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman for Duke University.

David Gergen is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Duke University.

David M. Rubenstein was a benefactor for the trustee Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a trustee at the Duke University.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a professor at Harvard University, was a professor at Duke University and professor at Yale University.

Stephen L. Carter is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a professor at Yale University.

Laurie M. Tisch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Columbia University Teachers College.

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a professor at Georgetown University and a professor at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Leslie H. Wexner was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a dean's council member for the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a trustee at Ohio State University.

Queen Noor is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the chair for the United Nations University International Leadership Academy and the president of the United World Colleges.

Condoleezza Rice is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a political science professor for Stanford University.

John Brademas was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University and the president emeritus & life trustee for the New York University.

Giulio Tremonti is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a fellow at the Oxford University.

James M. Manyika is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a research fellow at the Oxford University.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), an overseer at the Harvard University and was a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University.

Elaine Pagels is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a professor at Princeton University.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Robert Legvold was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a professor emeritus at Columbia University.

Andrew Carnegie the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and provided the seed funding for the International Court of Justice.

International Court of Justice is an affiliate of the United Nations.

Palestine (Hamas) is a member of the United Nations

Donald F. McHenry was a U.S. ambassador for the United Nations and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Joan E. Spero was a U.S ambassador for economic & social affairs for the United Nations and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Andrew H. Tisch
 is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at Cornell University.

Abby Joseph Cohen was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a trustee emeritus at Cornell University and an overseer at the Weill Cornell Medical College.

Jeffrey W. Greenberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is an overseer at the Weill Cornell Medical College.

Richard N. Haass was a VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank), a visiting professor of international studies for Hamilton College and a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University.

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University.

 Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University.

Ben S. Bernanke is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was and a professor at Princeton University.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman of the Harvard University Institute of Politics

Ann M. Fudge is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a director at the United Negro College Fund.

Michael H. Jordan was an honorary trustee Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the United Negro College Fund.

Charles O. Prince III was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the United Negro College Fund and a trustee at the Columbia University Teachers College.

Donald F. McHenry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown University.

Victoria P. Sant is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a trustee at Stanford University.

Robert M. Bass was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at Stanford University.

Pete Higgins is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a trustee at Stanford University.

Steven A. Denning is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at Stanford University.

Mark B. McClellan was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an associate professor at Stanford University.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at Howard University.

Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a regent at the University of California and a board member for the Haas School of Business.

James J. Duderstadt was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a chancellor's advisory board member for the University of California at Davis.

David H. Romer was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a professor at the Haas School of Business.

Robert D. Haas was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a board member for the Haas School of Business.

F. Warren Hellman was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a board member for the Haas School of Business.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Condoleezza Rice
 is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political science professor for Stanford University.

Madeleine K. Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a professor at Georgetown University and a professor at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Milbrey Rennie Taylor was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a trustee at the Columbia University Teachers College.

Colin L. Powell is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, was a trustee at the Howard University and a director at the United Negro College Fund

Maurice R. Greenberg is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, an overseer at the Weill Cornell Medical College, a trustee emeritus at the Rockefeller University and a life trustee at the New York University.

Madeleine K. Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a professor at Georgetown University.

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute at Georgetown University.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Resources: Past Research

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https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/05/at-least-2000-people-arrested-at-pro.html

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/who-really-controls-our-universities.html

40 Columbia University Professors Sign Petition to Boycott Israel (Past Research on Columbia University)

Sunday, March 6, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/03/40-columbia-university-professors-sign.html

Berkeley Mayor Wants ‘Free Speech Week’ Canceled; Trump Supporters ‘Wanted to Get Beat Up’ by Antifa (Past Research on the University of California Berkeley)

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/08/berkeley-mayor-wants-free-speech-week.html

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html

International Court of Justice opening statement on behalf of Israel (Connecting the Dots: United Nations, Palestine (Hamas), International Court of Justice, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Hamas)

Friday, January 26, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/01/international-court-of-justice-opening.html

Hillary Staffer Who Bragged About Classified Blackberry Use Gets Job Working for Madeleine Albright (Past Research on Madeleine K. Albright)

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

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