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‘A New Low’: Civil Rights Chief Calls Out Discrimination on Campuses

Since the start of the war in Gaza last fall, as pro-Palestinian protesters amassed on many college campuses, criticizing Israel and chanting, “From the river to the sea,” college officials have struggled to find the line between what’s protected free speech and what’s discriminatory conduct. But Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Education Department, said Thursday during a public interview on campus free speech that there is not necessarily a conflict between the two.


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