India, March 12 -- The United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent out a letter to 60 college and universities, including University of California Davis and Yale University, regarding an investigation into alleged "antisemitic discrimination and harassment" on the school's campuses.

In a statement released on Monday, the department wrote that the letter was sent to warn the institutions of "potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus."

"The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have ...