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America First Legal Sends Legal Demand Letter Warning Northwestern University About the Consequences for Violating Federal Law to Appease Pro-Hamas Faculty and Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) notified Northwestern University President Michael Schill that his shameful decision to appease lawless, violent pro-Hamas protestors by entering into the “Agreement on Deering Meadow” violates multiple federal laws. As detailed in the letter, under this “agreement,” Northwestern violates:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d. This section provides that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
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Northwestern University is one of many American higher education institutions infected with pro-Hamas protestors, many of whom may be foreign nationals. At Northwestern, a coalition of radical leftists and Islamists have banded together to support Hamas, celebrate the October 7, 2023 atrocities, and launch a coordinated program of intimidation and harassment against Jewish and Israeli students. Violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the University has not punished the perpetrators of these acts.
Instead, on April 29, 2024, Northwestern published an “Agreement on Deering Meadow” to “help ensure that the violence and escalation we have seen elsewhere does not happen here at Northwestern,” protect “the safety of our entire community and…free expression,” and provide “support for our Muslim, Arab and Palestinian students.”
Specifically, the University has promised to “support visiting Palestinian faculty and students” by “funding two faculty per year for two years and by providing full cost of attendance for five Palestinian undergraduates to attend Northwestern for the duration of their undergraduate careers.” It has further promised to “fundraise to sustain this program beyond this current commitment.” It has further promised to “provide and renovate a house for MENA/Muslim students…”
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This program of appeasement also violates federal higher education anti-fraud laws. The Higher Education Act (HEA) prohibits higher education institutions from making material misrepresentations to parents and students. Here, Northwestern materially represents to consumers that it has a “Commitment to an Inclusive Environment”.
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President Schill’s decision to violate federal civil rights and anti-fraud laws to appease pro-Hamas radicals is an indefensible and reprehensible abdication of his responsibility to the institution and to Northwestern’s pro-American students, Jewish and otherwise. AFL will not let this stand. Instead, it will keep fighting to protect the civil rights of all American citizens and preserve the rule of law on campuses across the United States.