OCR still intent on combating national origin discrimination

The Office for Civil Rights has become relentless in addressing discrimination based on national origin/shared ancestry — most often involving Jewish, Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian individuals as of late. Campus Legal Advisor has previously written about OCR's heightened activity in this area, with numerous investigations, fact sheets, and “Dear Colleague Letters” calling on colleges and universities to eliminate hostile environments related to harassment based on national origin/shared ancestry and to fulfill their legal obligations under Title VI. ( See bit.ly/465FTac and bit.ly/48gwhdu .)