The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley.

The Trump administration has opened a federal civil rights probe into reports of antisemitism at Columbia University and several other colleges in the wake of last year’s Gaza protests, the Education Department said.

The war in Gaza sparked protests at universities across the U.S. last school year, including at Portland State. Reports of both antisemitism and Islamophobia were rampant.

The Department of Education will investigate five universities for allegations of antisemitism on their campuses. The department will investigate Columbia University, Northwestern University, Portland State University,

President Donald Trump has promised a tougher fight against campus antisemitism than what his predecessor Joe Biden offered. But on Monday he signaled that at least one aspect of Biden’s approach would continue: Title VI civil rights investigations.

The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities, including Northwestern University.

Under Trump's direction, the DOE will investigate Northwestern University, Portland State University, University of California, Berkley and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities alongside Columbia.