New York CNN —Columbia University has settled with a Jewish student who sued in late April, claiming the Ivy League university failed to provide a safe environment.
As part of the settlement, Columbia said it is providing 24/7 walking escorts and safe entrances to campus.
Columbia also created a “Safe Passage Liaison,” who will manage and coordinate the safe passage escorts.
Columbia president Minouche Shafik acknowledged in a statement in April that many Jewish students and other students have “found the atmosphere intolerable in recent weeks.”“Many have left campus, and that is a tragedy.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act says universities and K-12 schools have a responsibility to provide all students with an environment free from discrimination.
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