On July 29, the Department of Education (DoE) released guidance on handling campus crises. The guidance came after protests and encampments roiled campuses across the country in the wake of Hamas’ terror attack against Israel on October 7, 2023.
The stated aim of the guidance is “fostering safe and inclusive campuses through the Israel-Hamas conflict and beyond.”
The guidance provides a “checklist for leadership of institutions of higher education.” The checklist includes “building a resilient campus,” “planning for crisis response on campuses,” “engagement during a crisis,” and “individual and community recovery.”
Kenneth Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, a Jewish civil rights group, spoke to Just the News about the guidance and the Biden administration’s handling of campus anti-Semitism generally.
“If you wanted to look like you’re doing something about anti-Semitism without actually doing anything that could create controversy in a presidential election year, this is something that you might want to do,” said Marcus of the guidance.
“I would enable you to tell the Jewish community that you’re focused on the problem,” Marcus continued, “but there’s nothing here that would offend even vehement anti-Zionists.”
