60 universities face anti-Semitism investigations: Trump's Education Department



President Donald Trump's Department of Education announced on Monday that it has launched investigations into 60 universities across the nation over anti-Semitism concerns.

Last week, the Education Department, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. General Services Administration canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University due to its "inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students," according to a DOE press release.

'Deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite US campuses continue to fear for their safety.'

The university was notified earlier this month that the joint task force would complete a review of its more than $5 billion federal grant commitments as part of an investigation into potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

The action was linked to Trump's executive order combatting anti-Semitism, which also led to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment of the leader of a pro-Hamas group associated with violent protests at Columbia University.

Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, "This is the first arrest of many to come. We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it."

"Many are not students, they are paid agitators," he continued. "We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country — never to return again. If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here. We expect every one of America's Colleges and Universities to comply."

A spokesperson for Columbia University told the New York Post that the school will "work with the federal government to restore Columbia's federal funding."

"We take Columbia's legal obligations seriously and understand how serious this announcement is and are committed to combatting anti-Semitism and ensuring the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff," the spokesperson stated.

On Monday, the Education Department took further action against the nation's universities that have allowed disruptive and sometimes violent pro-Hamas and anti-Israel protests to take over their campuses.

The department announced that its Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities "warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities."

It noted that those 60 higher learning institutions — including Arizona State University, Harvard University, Rutgers University, the State University of New York, the University of California, and Yale University — are currently under investigation.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon stated, "The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless anti-Semitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better."

"U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege, and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws," she added.

Universities respond

A spokesperson for ASU told KPNX, "Arizona State University has a long history of opposing anti-Semitic rhetoric and acts of intimidation whether they occur on our campuses or in the community. The university has been very clear about this position."

In response to potential funding threats, Harvard announced a temporary hiring freeze on Monday.

"Effective immediately, Harvard will implement a temporary pause on staff and faculty hiring across the University. In the coming days, we will work closely with the leadership of Harvard's Schools and administrative units to help determine how to implement this guidance in extraordinary cases, such as positions essential to fulfilling the terms of gift- or grant-funded projects," it stated.

A Rutgers spokesperson told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the school "condemns anti-Semitism in the strongest terms possible, and we always will do so. Our strong Jewish community is a point of pride for the university. The university adheres to state and federal law and will always strive to strengthen and enforce the policies and practices that protect our students, faculty, and staff."

A SUNY spokesperson told the Legislative Gazette, "SUNY has no tolerance for anti-Semitism and will continue to ensure that our campuses are safe and inclusive for Jewish students and free from all forms of discrimination and harassment."

"SUNY has frequently and consistently publicly condemned anti-Semitism, opposed [boycott, divestment, and sanctions movements], and taken major steps to ensure compliance with all federal civil rights laws. The safety and security of our students is and always will be paramount," the spokesperson added.

The UC Office of the President said in a statement to KXTV that it is aware that several of its campuses received a letter from the Education Department.

"We want to be clear: The University of California is unwavering in its commitment to combatting anti-Semitism and protecting the civil rights of all our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. We continue to take specific steps to foster an environment free of anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination and harassment for everyone in the university community," the statement read.

A Yale University spokesperson told the Yale Daily News, "Yale has long been committed to combatting anti-Semitism and strives to ensure that its Jewish community, along with all communities at Yale, are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion. Anti-Semitism is inconsistent with Yale's values and principles and has no place in our community."

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ASU QB Sam Leavitt gives teammates his own NIL royalties and unlimited Arby's for Christmas



Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt is giving all of his merchandise royalties to his team's name, image, and likeness fund, which will directly benefit his teammates.

Now that college athletes are allowed to profit from their image, Leavitt recently revealed his plan to give 100% of his merchandise royalties to the Sun Angel Collective, the university's NIL sector that distributes all generic deals and donations to the team.

All of Leavitt's royalties "across platforms and retailers" will be used for the team, ASU coach Kenny Dillingham explained, calling Leavitt a "great role model" for future ASU athletes.

"Sam is not just a special player but also a special person! His willingness to sacrifice for his teammates, both on and off the field, is what makes him truly exceptional," Dillingham added, according to Arizona Sports.

That's not all, though; Leavitt didn't want his teammates to go hungry, either.

After Arby's restaurants announced a new Thighsman Award — presented by NFL legend Joe Theismann — Leavitt jumped on the chance to get his teammates another opportunity.

'... big men need big sandwiches.'

Upon hearing Arby's is inking deals with 100 NCAA offensive and defensive lineman, Leavitt reportedly made some calls to make sure his offensive line was among those recognized. Recipients are awarded a Thighsman Trophy, along with what appears to be free, unlimited Arby's. It is unclear whether a monetary prize is awarded as well.

"We don't make the playoffs without our offensive line. These guys bring it every week so that our entire offense can be successful," Leavitt said, per AZ Central. "When I heard about Arby's program, I reached out to nominate my guys as Thighsman honorees. They power the game every week and deserve to be recognized."

As a result, eight ASU offensive linemen received NIL deals from Arby's: Josh Atkins, Emmit Bohle, Cade Briggs, Ben Coleman, Leif Fautanu, Max Iheanachor, Sean Na'a, and Makua Pule.

Leavitt's selflessness was called "powerful" by the NIL collective president, who said his vision will have a lasting impact.

According to deal-tracker website On3, Leavitt's NIL valuation stands at $1.5 million when factoring his existing sponsorships. His previous likeness deals include partnerships with Arizona sports bar Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers and car dealership Jones Ford Verde Valley.

Theismann, who won a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins, recently spoke on his partnership with Arby's and said the new award was sorely needed to give recognition to the big men of football.

"With their large stature and unwavering strength, linemen are the unsung heroes of football," the former quarterback stated.

Theismann hilariously added, "Let's face it, big men need big sandwiches, and Arby's gets that!"

The inaugural Thighsman Award was given to Michigan's Mason Graham, who said he loves Arby's "and their roast beef sandwiches."

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Walter Cronkite journalism school won't let prospective propagandists graduate without taking radical DEI course



A top journalism school has recently come under scrutiny over its requirement that prospective propagandists sit through a mandatory DEI course.

In order to graduate, journalism majors dumping over $13,000 a year into Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism will have to learn how to check their supposed straight privilege; how to conform to gender ideologues' current speech codes; how to avoid the sin of "microaggressions"; and why innocuous turns of phrase are racist.

According to the course listing, "Diversity and Civility at Cronkite" at the taxpayer-funded ASU emphasizes "the importance of diversity, inclusion, equity and civility to ensure all Cronkite students feel represented, valued and supported."

The course, which is presently taught by Venita Hawthorne James, apparently offers "training and awareness on cultural sensitivities, civil discourse, bias awareness and diversity initiatives at the Cronkite School and ASU" and "empowers students to approach reporting and communication projects with a multicultural perspective."

While the language employed in the listing is not particularly provocative, it is clear from documents obtained via public record requests by the Goldwater Institute, a libertarian think tank, that "Diversity and Civility" is indeed a radical DEI course intended to ideologically condition students.

The Goldwater Institute noted that an instructor noted in one syllabus that "Diversity and Civility is an entry level course to bring thoughtful, open minded discourse to issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, income, geography, and age."

Another syllabus, more bold in its framing, noted that the course "sets the tone for your Crokite interactions. ... Think of this class as the first step in your DEI — diversity, equity, and inclusion — practice as a journalist or communications professional."

Among the course's seven units is one on race and ethnicity and another on sexuality and gender ideology.

Future talking heads and journalists will reportedly learn all about so-called microaggressions. This lesson entails reviewing examples of "racial microaggressions" detailed on a University of Minnesota webpage, such as:

  • "Denial of individual racism[:] A statement made when Whites deny their racial biases";
  • the "Myth of meritocracy" or saying the "most qualified person should get the job"; and
  • the "notion that the values and communication styles of the dominant / White culture are ideal."

Students will also learn that it is deeply problematic to suggest that "everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough."

Besides learning about the dangers of extolling hard work and rejecting accusations of racism, the Goldwater Institute indicated that journalism majors compelled to take this course will also come to understand the "difference between sexuality and gender identity and why it matters" and "recognize privileges related to sexuality and gender identity."

To ensure ideological uniformity at the level of language use, the course reportedly refers students to an NPR guide created in concert with the radical activist group GLAAD — whose communication director recently attacked a gay reporter online for sharing scientific evidence that undercut gender ideologues' preferred narrative.

The guide, which is supposedly intended to "help people communicate accurately," claims that sex is "assigned at birth" and that a normal person free of gender dysphoria ought to be referred to as "cisgender." It also recommends providing one's pronouns when making introductions.

One instructor who has taught the course has reportedly introduced students to examples of "Hetrosexual [sic] Privileges," "Male Privileges," and "Cisgender Privileges."

The author of these lists is Sam Killermann, a radical LGBT activist who also created the "Genderbread Person" now circulated in some schools.

Killermann's lists make abundantly clear that he has an axe to grind.

"Raising, adopting, and teaching children without people believing that you will molest them or force them into your sexuality" is one straight privilege, according to Killerman. Another is "freely teaching about lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals without being seen has having a bias because of your sexuality or forcing your 'homosexual agenda' on students."

The Goldwater Institute underlined how in the third recommended reading, Killermann suggests that women's locker rooms, bathrooms, and prisons should be open to men who claim to be females.

At the end of the gender identity unit, future journalists are tasked with figuring out how to prepare journalists to speak with a theoretical "nonbinary" client who refers to herself as a plurality.

Faculty at the school voted in fall 2021 to add the mandatory course to "advance the understanding and practice of diversity and inclusion."

The college told the Epoch Times that the "goal of the course is to help students appreciate people's differences and to channel disagreements toward civil discussion."

A spokesman for the Cronkite School also indicated that students may opt out of specific discussions by reaching out to their professor with a request ahead of time.

Timothy Minella, senior constitutionalism fellow at the Goldwater Institute's Van Sittert Center for Constitutional Advocacy, told the Epoch Times, "Students who decide to major in these subjects are not necessarily signing up to be progressive activists."

"A public university that should be serving the entire public, not just the liberal slice of it, needs to return to its core mission of education, not indoctrination," added Minealla.

The Goldwater Institute noted in its report, "Indeed, it is difficult to reconcile such practices with the explicit directives of the Arizona state constitution, which declares in Article XI, Section 6: 'The university and all other state educational institutions shall be open to students of both sexes, and the instruction furnished shall be as nearly free as possible.'"

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Surveillance footage shows ASU staff member attack a Turning Point USA cameraman. The university appears keen to paint employee as a victim.



A Turning Point USA reporter attempted to put questions concerning sexual education and child-facing drag shows to an LGBT activist who works at Arizona State University on Oct. 11. Once again, the attempted exercise of free speech by conservatives at the taxpayer-funded university did not go unchallenged.

Security footage appears to show writing instructor and Drag Story Hour Arizona co-founder David Boyles violently lash out at a TPUSA cameraman. "Frontlines" reporter Kalen D’Almeida can be seen subsequently intervening to protect his cameraman, landing Boyles on the ground.

ASU president Michael Crow and certain liberal media outfits have since fixated on the reporter's intervention but not the attack that prompted it.

Despite the seemingly defensive nature of the reporter's engagement, the ASU Police Department has confirmed it is investigating whether the incident is a hate crime and looking into possibly pressing aggravated assault charges.

A spokesman for TPUSA told Blaze News that "the video evidence could not be clearer" that Boyles acted first, adding the "seemingly coordinated effort to uniformly denounce the conservative organization" in recent days demonstrates that TPUSA is a "thorn in the side of this established power."

The incident

Although some have demonstrated confusion over what happened, the incident was captured on video from two vantages.

Security footage shared by the ASU Police Department provides a bird's eye view, where D'Almeida and Boyles can be seen walking between two rows of trees with the cameraman keeping pace in front of them.

At the 19-second mark, Boyles, the man dressed in white, can be seen charging the cameraman. He throws out a straight arm, ostensibly reaching for the camera and making contact with the cameraman's person. At the 21-second mark, D'Almedia begins sprinting toward the tangle of flesh, pushing Boyles away from his compatriot.

The momentum the instructor had from his initial charge coupled with the shove carries him to the ground. Boyles quickly regains his footing then appears to speak to both men and a passerby.

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Footage uploaded to X by TPUSA shows the lead-up to the incident, terminating at the moment of contact between Boyles and the camera.

The video opens with D'Almeida's asking the instructor, "Hey there, David. How you doing?"

Boyles responds, "Oh hey, how you doing?"

Upon spotting the cameraman, the instructor turns sullen, indicating he will not answer the reporter's questions — of which there were many.

"So let me ask you: When did you decide to get obsessed with sex education?" asks D'Almeida.

Again, Boyles indicates he will not answer any questions.

After posing several more questions, which similarly go unanswered, D'Almeida asks, "Why do you feel like children need to be exposed to drag? Why is that something that children should be exposed to?"

Boyles is the co-founder of Drag Story Hour Arizona, which "aims to support diversity and inclusivity in early literacy."

Finally, following D'Almeida's insinuation that the instructor might prefer a country where pederasty was fully permissible, Boyles rushes the camera.

\ud83d\udea8ASU Professor assaults TPUSA cameraman, caught on video \ud83d\udea8\n\nOur TPUSA Frontlines reporter tried to ask self-professed \u201csex education obsessed\u201d queer ASU Professor David Boyles, a few simple questions. Refusing to answer, our cameras caught the exact moment Mr. Boyles assaulted,\u2026
— Turning Point USA (@Turning Point USA) 1697172535

ASU's preferred narrative

Boyles alleged in a Meta post, "I had just finished teaching my LGBTQ+ Youth in Pop Culture and Politics class and was leaving my classroom when I was confronted by two right-wing fascists doing 'citizen journalist' cosplay. One filmed on his phone while the other shouted horrible and incendiary things at me, repeating standard right wing nonsense about Drag Story Hour and also accusing me personally of pedophilia and hating America."

The first-year writing instructor further claimed that "[k]nowing that they were filming in order to post this online and inspire even more harassment against me, I moved to block the camera. When I did so, the other one jumped me from behind, slamming me to the pavement and causing the injuries you see above."

Boyles noted that his physical injuries were minor but that he was "also feeling angry, violated, embarrassed, and despairing at the fact that we have come to normalize this kind of harassment and violence against anyone who tries to support LGBTQ+ youth."

The instructor concluded his post by calling the TPUSA crew "f***ing terrorists" and demanding that politicians similarly critical of the LGBT agenda should be cut off and "shunned from society."

ASU president Michael Crow rushed to join Boyles in displacing blame and denouncing TPUSA after the instructor indicated he wasn't holding his breath for a response from the university because its leaders had "made the university a safe space for bigots of all kinds, partly in pursuit of donations from right-wing billionaires and partly because they are just cowards," reported the Arizona Republic.

Crow stated on Oct. 14, "It is astounding to me that individuals from Turning Point USA would wait for an ASU instructor to come out of his class to follow him, harass him and ultimately shove him to the ground, bloodying his face," further calling it "stunning for Turning Point USA leadership to endorse, defend and fund such activity in the name of 'freedom.'"

In his statement, Crow entirely neglected to mention that Boyles had turned the engagement physical. Rather, he seized upon the opportunity to characterize TPUSA as a threatening presence on campus and call the "Frontlines" crew "[c]owards."

This interpretation prevailed in failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Arizona Board of Regents Chair Fred DuVal's statement, obtained by KPNX-TV, in which he claimed, "Turning Point USA should be ashamed for its targeted intimidation campaign against university professors, an effort that culminated this week with an ASU instructor – simply walking to his car after class – being shoved to the ground by a pair of Turning Point operatives. This organization needs to stop putting people at risk."

It appears campus law enforcement might also favor Crow's sense of what happened.

ASU Police spokesman Adam Wolfe told the Arizona Republic the ASUPD investigation would probe whether "bias or prejudice" was a factor.

"Obviously, we know part of their motive," said Wolfe. "We want to try to figure out if that's the whole motive... why did they feel so brazen to come onto campus and confront this professor?"

Wolfe suggested if Boyles was targeted because of his sexuality, aggravated assault charges are on the table as "bias is the aggravating factor."

TPUSA responds

Charlie Kirk, the president and CEO of TPUSA, noted on X that the video evidence was "clear as day," stating, "Professor Boyles attacked our crew first, and our reporter, Kalen D'Almeida, pushed him off to protect his cameraman. Violence is never okay and just because Professor Boyles happens to be gay (or whatever) doesn't give him the right to attack people because he doesn't like the questions they're asking."

TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet told Blaze News, "Self defense is not a hate crime. ... And just because professor Boyle happens to be a gay man or part of the LGBTQ community does not give him license to damage our property, to attack our cameraman, and to turn something into a physical altercation, which otherwise wasn't one. It's very, very simple. I think the video evidence is completely crystal clear."

Kolvet further suggested that Crow's misrepresentation of the video evidence speaks to his broader antipathy for TPUSA.

TPUSA was, after all, partly responsible for Republican lawmakers starting to pay closer attention to the state of free speech at ASU. Ann Atkinson, the executive director of the now defunct T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development, was castigated for hosting TPUSA's Kirk in February. Akinson, who later detailed the ordeal in the pages of the Wall Street Journal, indicated that faculty had also attempted to dissuade students from attending the event.

"[Crow] was silent on the Hamas sympathizers protesting at ASU after Hamas butchered 1,300 Israelis and killed 30 Americans. He was silent on that," continued Kolvet. "Yet, his professor attacks our cameraman and he gets up on the weekend and decides to pen an official letter from the office of the president. It's very telling where his priorities are. It's very telling who he thinks deserves special animus, special attention from his office. And it's shameful."

Kolvet indicated that the cameraman, who along with the reporter allegedly asked Boyles if he needed any assistance after his tumble, has filed a police report with ASUPD. In terms of filing charges, TPUSA is consulting with counsel and "strongly considering it."

As for why TPUSA sought to ask Boyles questions, the spokesman noted, "He's written extensively about minors and their first sexual experiences. He writes about his animus towards Christian conservatives and what he calls hetero-normative oppression. And he's obsessed with underground queer sex ed. ... He's written about it from an academic perspective and he's taxpayer funded. ... He's been completely defended and shielded by this university."

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Far-left students demand 'racist murderer Kyle Rittenhouse' be expelled from university, funds from campus police diverted to them



Liberal students at Arizona State University are demanding school administrators take action against Kyle Rittenhouse, who has been attending the school as an online student.

What are the details?

Four student groups — Students for Socialism, Students for Justice in Palestine, Multicultural Solidarity Coalition, and MEChA de ASU — released a statement recycling tired and untrue tropes about Rittenhouse while demanding his expulsion from the school.

The groups are planning a rally for Dec. 1 "to get murderer Kyle Rittenhouse off our campus." Rittenhouse, however, is not a murderer — he was acquitted of all criminal charges against him, including two counts of first-degree murder — nor can ASU administrators remove Rittenhouse from the Phoenix-based university campus because Rittenhouse is an online student.

In an invitation for the rally posted to Instagram, the groups also listed several demands:

  • Withdraw Kyle Rittenhouse from ASU;
  • Release a statement against white supremacy and racist murderer Kyle Rittenhouse;
  • Reaffirm support for the multicultural center on campus as a space safe from white supremacy; and
  • Redirect funding from ASU [Police Department] to support the multicultural center and establishment of a care center on campus.

The groups then bashed the justice system for not delivering the outcome in the Rittenhouse trial they wanted and claimed that Rittenhouse "is still guilty."

"Even with a not-guilty verdict from a flawed 'justice' system — Kyle Rittenhouse is still guilty to his victims and the families of those victims," the invitation says. "Join us to demand from ASU that these demands be met to protect students from a violent, blood-thirsty murderer."

Student organizations at ASU are organizing a protest to get Kyle Rittenhouse (who is an online student) kicked out of ASUpic.twitter.com/qHy4xM6nri
— Libs of Tik Tok (@Libs of Tik Tok) 1638069937

The ASU chapter of Students for Socialism additionally told Fox News in statement:

The goal of these demands is to let the ASU administration know that we as the ASU community do not feel safe knowing that a mass shooter, who has expressed violent intentions about ‘protecting property’ over people, is so carelessly allowed to be admitted to the school at all. Our campus is already unsafe as is, and we would like to abate this danger as much as possible.
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Rittenhouse took the lives of innocent people with the intent to do so—by strapping an assault rifle to himself in a crowd of unarmed citizens. That is the textbook definition of intention. The decision made by the court is one of thousands of cases that have been influenced by biased judges, predominantly white juries, and mistakes inherent in a judicial system founded off of injustice to begin with.

Anything else?

ASU students are also circulating an online petition demanding Rittenhouse be not allowed to attend the school, calling his acquittal — made by a jury of 12 peers — "absolutely ridiculous."

"He needs to be held accountable for the crimes he has committed. How is the law letting a murderer roam around freely? When did our society get to a point like this?!?" the petition says. "We, the students of Arizona State University refuse to welcome a murderer onto our campus. ASU should be a safe and inclusive place for all students, which will be disrupted if Kyle Rittenhouse is allowed to attend this school."

So far, only 829 students have signed the petition.

TheBlaze reached out to Arizona State University for comment, but the school did not response by press time.