UNC Chapel Hill Settles Title VI Antisemitism and Race Discrimination Probe With DOJ, ED-OCR
The Justice Department and Education Department have reached a university-wide settlement with UNC Chapel Hill over Title VI compliance, covering antisemitism policy, admissions and student benefits. The agreement sets concrete obligations with deadlines and a fixed term, making it a template worth reading for any federally funded institution facing similar scrutiny.
- UNC must select a Merit & Civil Rights Administrator within 30 days to implement the settlement agreement.
- UNC will send quarterly reports of antisemitism and race discrimination complaints to ED-OCR and the Civil Rights Division.
- The settlement bars UNC from using race in admissions, analyzing racial data, or partnering with bridge or pipeline programs that consider protected characteristics.
- ED-OCR will close 18 active investigations and DOJ will close its 18-month compliance review opened April 18, 2025.
- The agreement remains in effect until December 31, 2028.
Executive summary
The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (ED-OCR) entered a voluntary, university-wide settlement agreement with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this week, resolving investigations under Title VI…
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-settlement-ending-antisemitism-and-race-discrimination-uncRead by Regulus 20 Oct 2026 at 02:04 UTC
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