The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday it has launched probes into the U of M, Columbia University in New York, Northwestern University in Illinois, Portland State University in Oregon, and the University of California, Berkeley, all universities that were the venues of notable pro-Palestine protests.

The federal government is investigating antisemitism at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities following an executive order by President Trump.

The University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus is among five institutions across the country under a new investigation by the federal Department of Education for antisemitism. In response, University of Minnesota officials said Tuesday they’re “confident” in their approach to combating hate and bias on campus,