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Committee Questions Education Secretary as Department Withholds University Funds, Cites Title VI Investigations
Summary
Secretary Linda McMahon said the department has withheld funding from Columbia and Harvard and is investigating roughly 60 universities under Title VI for alleged civil‑rights violations tied to antisemitic incidents on campuses. Committee members pressed for the legal basis, reporting requirements and evidence supporting those actions.
Secretary Linda McMahon told the House Committee on Education and Workforce that the Education Department has taken steps against some universities in response to allegations of antisemitic incidents on campuses and that the department is pursuing investigations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
"So we've held back funding, from Columbia. We've also done the same thing with Harvard," McMahon said, adding that the department had opened or was considering investigations of about 60 other universities for potential civil‑rights violations.
McMahon said the department…
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