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US Dept. of Education investigates complaint of alleged anti-Palestinian harassment at UMass AmherstThe civil rights complaint alleges that despite repeated communication to over a dozen s and officials, UMass Amherst, was "extremely slow to take action" against anti-Palestinian harassment on campus.
After five hours of emotional testimony and debate, and the near-dissolution of the resolution, the final vote was 9-3-1.
In the workplace, Massachusetts saw a 53% increase in the number of Islamophobic incidents in 2023, according to a new analysis from CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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