ASU is among 60 universities who’ve received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education that they are being either investigated or monitored over allegations they failed to protect Jewish students on campus.
The DOE is looking at possible violations of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act which in part prohibits institutions receiving federal funding from discriminating on the basis of national origin.
A spokesperson for ASU said the DOE letter is based off a 2023 complaint against multiple universities from conservative college news site Campus Reform.
If ASU were found in violation of the act, the university could lose some federal funding. The DOE and other agencies canceled $400 million in grants for Columbia University last week over Title IV violations.
"Arizona State University has a long history of opposing antisemitic rhetoric and acts of intimidation whether they occur on our campuses or in the community. The university has been very clear about this position," the university said in a statement to KJZZ.
ASU received over $728 million in grants, contracts and financial aid grants last fiscal year, according to its annual financial report last year.
ASU is the only university on the list based in Arizona.
